THE body of a 32-year-old woman TV journalist in Bangladesh was recovered from a lake here in the capital on Wednesday, according to media reports. The deceased was identified as Sarah Rahanuma, a newsroom editor at Gazi TV, a Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by Gazi Group. Her body was found floating in Hatirjheel Lake in Dhaka, The Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported. Inspector Bachchu Mia, in charge of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) police outpost, confirmed the recovery of her body.

 

Pedestrians pulled the body from the lake and took it to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where the doctor declared her dead around 2:00 am. A man named Sagar, who brought Sarah to the hospital, said: “I saw the woman floating in HatirjheelLake.Later,she was brought to DMCH, where doctors declared her dead.” Inspector Bachchu Mia said thebody was kept in theDMCH morgue. Police have stated that an investigation will be conducted to determine the cause of her death.