Decomposed Body of Elderly Woman Recovered from Flat in Mirpur
- One son is a secretary, another is a university teacher
- Not a home, but a garbage dump
- The sons did not even check on their mother
- Neighbors called the national emergency service 999
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Police have recovered the decomposed body of an elderly woman, identified as Nurjahan Begum (72), from a residence in the Mirpur area of the capital. Her body was found at House No. 8, Road No. 12, Block C, Section 6.
According to police, Nurjahan Begum likely died seven to eight days ago, as her body had severely decomposed, with flesh reportedly peeling off.
Police responded to the house on Sunday night after receiving a call through the national emergency service 999. The body was later sent to the morgue for an autopsy.
Authorities said the house belongs to the elderly woman’s daughter. The room where Nurjahan Begum was found appeared abandoned for years, filled with dirt, garbage, and mold.
Locals claimed that although the woman had allegedly been dead for about a week, her daughter had not entered the room and therefore was unaware of her mother’s condition. The mother and daughter reportedly lived alone in the apartment.
On Monday night, Pallabi Police Station Officer-in-Charge Hasan Bashir told journalists that the woman may have died around a week earlier due to the advanced state of decomposition.
He said, “On Sunday, the daughter went to call her mother in the room but received no response. Thinking her mother was ill, she called a nurse. When the nurse entered the room, she discovered that the woman had died and that parts of her body had decomposed onto the bed. The nurse informed others, and local residents called 999. Police then recovered the body and sent it to the morgue.”
The OC further said that the elderly woman lived in one room while her daughter occupied another in the same apartment. The daughter’s husband, a teacher at the University of Dhaka, had died five years ago.
Police said the daughter appeared to behave unusually. “The mother had been dead and decomposing, yet the daughter neither noticed the smell nor the condition. This has raised concerns for investigators,” he said.
Police also revealed that one of Nurjahan Begum’s sons is a secretary at the Mongla land port, while another is a teacher at BUET. But no one lived with their mother. The BUET teacher son reportedly arrived after being informed, while the secretary son had not yet come.
