A doctor was found dead at a residence on Habibullah Road in capital’s Shahbagh on Monday, in an incident that occurred between the morning and noon.
The deceased was identified as ABM Abid Hasan Jisan, 26, son of Ahsan Habib and hailed from Chuadanga Sadar Upazila.
According to his colleague Hafizur, Jisan completed his MBBS during the 2018–19 academic session from Kushtia Medical College and had been working at Popular Diagnostic Centre. He had been living in a rented apartment on Habibullah Road with several roommates.
One of his roommates, Dipt Singha, said he went to their room around noon and found Jisan lying unresponsive on the bed in an unusual condition. After repeated attempts to wake him failed, he was immediately taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where on-duty doctors examined him and declared him dead at approximately 2:30 PM.
However, the exact cause and circumstances of his death could not be determined at the time by those present.
Another roommate stated that Jisan was speaking with his family members when leaving the residence in the morning.
In-charge of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital police outpost Inspector Md Faruk confirmed the incident, stating that the body has been kept at the hospital morgue and the concerned police station has been informed.
