The body of a journalist of Gazi TV was recovered from Hatirjheel Lake in Dhaka early Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Sarah Rahanuma, 32, a newsroom editor at the media house.
Inspector Bachchu Mia, in charge of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) police outpost, confirmed the information.
A man named Sagar, who brought Sarah to the hospital, said: "I saw the woman floating in Hatirjheel Lake. Later, she was brought to DMCH, where doctors declared her dead.”
Before her death, Sarah posted a status on her Facebook on Tuesday night tagging one Fahim Faysal. "It was nice having a friend like you. God bless you always. Hope, you'll fulfill all your dreams soon. I know we had a lots of planning together. Sorry, can't fulfill our plannings. May god bless you in every aspects of your life," she wrote.
In an earlier post, she wrote: "It is better to die than to live a life akin to death."
Inspector Bachchu Mia said the body was kept in the DMCH morgue. "The incident has been reported to Hatirjheel police station."
