Unidentified Body Recovered from Chhotofeni River

The police have recovered the body of an unidentified middle-aged man from the Chhotofeni River in Feni. On Thursday (21 May), local residents spotted the body floating near the riverbank in the early hours of the morning and immediately notified the law enforcement authorities. Upon receiving the information, the police arrived at the scene, retrieved the body, and subsequently sent it to the Feni Sadar Hospital morgue for a post-mortem examination.

Incident Location and Jurisdictional Details

According to police and local sources, the body was discovered at dawn by residents near the Taltoli Jelepara area, adjacent to the Chhotofeni River under the Char Majlishpur Union of Sonagazi Upazila in Feni. At the time of recovery, the deceased was found wearing trousers and a T-shirt.

The discovery of the floating body prompted responses from both the Daganbhuiyan and Sonagazi police stations, with officers from both jurisdictions arriving promptly at the location. Because the site of the discovery sits directly on the border between the two administrative sub-districts, a jurisdictional ambiguity initially arose regarding which station held legal authority over the case. Following a careful verification of the boundary lines, it was officially established that the location falls within the geographic boundaries of Ward No. 9 of Char Majlishpur Union, under the jurisdiction of the Sonagazi Police Station.

Official Police Response and Status

Following reports of the incident, Syed Mumin Raihan, the Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police for the Sonagazi and Daganbhuiyan Circle, visited the scene to oversee the operations. Under his direct supervision, the police prepared the statutory inquest report on-site before transferring the body to the Feni Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy.

Commenting on the ongoing operation, Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Syed Mumin Raihan stated:

“Upon receiving the information, we quickly dispatched personnel to the scene, recovered the body, and sent it to the Feni Sadar Hospital morgue for a post-mortem examination.”

He further confirmed that the identity of the deceased remains unestablished and noted that the matter is currently under active police investigation.

Summary of Incident and Administrative Data

The key administrative and factual details regarding the recovery of the body are systematically organised in the table below:

The formal investigation remains open as authorities await the official post-mortem report to determine the precise cause of death, while administrative efforts continue to ascertain the identity of the individual.