Body of Jubo Dal leader Sharif recovered from a hilly stream in Bandarban

Police have recovered the body of a local Jubo Dal leader, Sharif (38), from a hilly stream in Bandarban town. The body was recovered from the stream in the Kasaipara area of the district town on Sunday morning (8 November).

The deceased Sharif was the son of Jahir, a resident of the Talukdarpara area of the town. He was the joint convener of ward 9 of the municipal Jubo Dal.

According to police and local sources, several locals went to work in the morning and found a man lying in a bloodied state in the stream. They then informed the police. Police went to the scene, recovered the body and took it to Bandarban Sadar Hospital.

Locals believe he died after slipping and falling into the stream. However, the fact that the body was found in a bloodied state has raised questions about the cause of death.

Bandarban Superintendent of Police Md Wahabul Islam Khandaker said a man's body had been recovered from a stream in the Kasaipara area of the town. The real cause of death will be known after the investigation is complete.

Police inspected the scene after recovering the body and are investigating the matter, it is understood.