Police have recovered the body of an unidentified woman from beneath a pedestrian footbridge in Mirzapur, Tangail, beside the Dhaka–Tangail Highway. The body was found on Sunday (15 November) at around 9.30am near Pakulla in Jamurki Union of the upazila.
According to local sources, residents spotted the woman’s body lying on the western side beneath the Pakulla footbridge on Sunday morning. They subsequently alerted the police at Gorai Highway Police Station.
Officers from the highway police station arrived at the scene and examined the circumstances surrounding the discovery. After their initial assessment indicated that the death was not related to a road accident, they handed the matter over to Mirzapur Police Station for further investigation and necessary legal procedures.
Sub-Inspector (SI) Rezaul Karim of Mirzapur Police Station later attended the scene, prepared an inquest report and recovered the body.
The woman’s identity had not been established at the time of recovery. Police had also not released details about her age, residential address or the circumstances that led to her death.
SI Piyush of Gorai Highway Police Station said he believed the woman had died of natural causes. However, this was an initial assessment and did not amount to a confirmed determination of the cause of death.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) Sharif of Gorai Highway Police Station said the incident did not appear to involve a road accident. For that reason, the body was handed over to Mirzapur Police Station, which took responsibility for the subsequent procedures.
The discovery has raised questions among local residents, particularly as the body was found beneath a pedestrian crossing beside a major highway. The Dhaka–Tangail Highway is an important transport route, connecting the capital with Tangail and other parts of the northern region. Footbridges along busy highways provide pedestrians with a safer way to cross roads, although the circumstances surrounding this particular incident remain unclear.
Police have yet to establish the woman’s identity or confirm the precise cause of her death. Further investigation will be necessary to determine what happened before the body was discovered and whether any additional circumstances contributed to the incident.
Authorities have not disclosed any further findings so far.
