Rohingya housewife’s body found in pond 12 hours after going missing

❐ Local correspondent

Another mysterious death at the Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhia, Cox’s Bazar.

Police recovered the body of a woman named Marjan Begum (33) from a water body near the camp on Thursday morning, April 30, after 12 hours of being missing since Wednesday evening, April 29. The discovery of this frozen body floating in the water while wearing a burqa has created a sense of excitement and mystery among the locals.

Yesterday, Thursday, April 30, at around 8:30 am, some Rohingya residents saw a body floating in a water body in the area between S-4 and B-7 blocks of Tajnimarkhola (Camp-20 Extended) refugee camp in Ukhia. Upon receiving the information, a patrol team from Walapalong Police Outpost of 14 APBN quickly reached the spot. Later, with the help of local women, the body was pulled out of the water and brought to the shore.

The deceased, Morjan Begum, was the daughter of Nur Mohammad, a resident of Balukhali Camp-19. She was married to Hashem Ullah 10 years ago.

According to family sources, he had been missing since Wednesday evening. Despite a thorough search all night, he could not be found, and his body was finally found in the morning.

Law enforcement agencies are working to unravel the mystery of the incident. Camp Commander (ASP) Abu Hanif said, “The body has been recovered. He is a resident of the camp. We are investigating how he came to the water body.”

OC, Ukhia Police Station Md. Mujibur Rahman said, “The exact cause of death is still unclear. The police have started working to unravel the mystery. The body has been sent to the morgue for autopsy.”

The body was sent to the Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy in the afternoon. There are rumors in the area about whether it was a mere accident or a planned murder. It is believed that the real mystery of this death will be solved once the autopsy report is received.