The body parts were found at around noon on Thursday (12 November) in Ponahura village, under Kalishuri Union of the upazila. The discovery was made near the road to the north of Ponahura Islamia Salehia Fazil Madrasa.
According to local sources, residents first spotted a severed human hand lying beside the road behind the madrasa. News of the discovery quickly spread throughout the area, prompting a number of people to gather at the scene. After being informed, police arrived and recovered the severed left hand. They subsequently found two legs wrapped in a sack a short distance away.
The circumstances surrounding the discovery remain unclear. Police have yet to establish the identity of the person to whom the body parts belonged or determine how they came to be abandoned at the location.
Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, a resident of Ponahura village, said he was suddenly informed around midday that a severed human hand and two legs had been found beside the road behind the madrasa.
The discovery has left residents deeply unsettled, he said, adding that people in the neighbourhood were struggling to understand how someone’s limbs had become separated and ended up in such a location.
Rafiqul Islam urged the authorities to investigate the incident promptly and establish the facts. He also called for those responsible to be identified if the investigation reveals any criminal involvement.
Bauphal Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Sirajul Islam said officers had immediately visited the scene after receiving information from local residents and recovered the hand and two legs.
He confirmed that the recovered body parts had already begun to decompose. However, police could not immediately determine their ownership or establish how they had reached the roadside.
The OC said efforts were under way to identify the individual and locate the remaining parts of the body. Investigators are also expected to rely on forensic examinations and other necessary tests to establish further details about the recovered remains.
He added that the necessary legal procedures and follow-up measures were being pursued. A clearer picture of the incident is expected to emerge once the examination results become available.
The discovery has raised several unanswered questions in Ponahura, particularly about the identity of the person and the circumstances in which the body parts were separated and left at the scene.
For now, police are continuing their efforts to establish the facts. The outcome of the forensic examination is expected to play an important role in identifying the remains and determining what happened.
