Former DU Student’s Body Recovered from Lake in Bogura Three Days After Going Missing

Staff Reporter

Police have recovered the body of Hasin Raihan Soumik (30), a former Dhaka University student, from the lake at the B-Block Boat Club in Shahjahanpur Upazila, Bogura, three days after he went missing.

The body was found floating in the lake on Sunday, June 29, at around 10:30 AM.

Soumik, son of Toufiqur Rahman from Bocharpukur village in Sonatala Upazila, lived with his family in the Jaleshwaritola area of Bogura city. After completing his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Dhaka University, he was preparing to pursue higher studies in the United States.

Shahjahanpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Shafiqul Islam Shafiq confirmed the recovery of the body.

On Thursday evening, Soumik left his home in Jaleshwaritola for a walk and had been missing since. His mobile phone was also switched off. On Friday morning, his father, Toufiqur Rahman, filed a General Diary (GD No. 2152) at Bogura Sadar Police Station.

Family, relatives, and neighbors made efforts to locate him.

OC Shafiqul Islam stated that the family identified the body as Soumik’s. No visible signs of injury were found on the body. It has been sent to the morgue at Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogura for an autopsy.