Brig Gen (retired) Wazy Ahmed Chowdhury was found dead at his residence at New DOHS in the city`s Mohakhali area on Wednesday.
Reshad Ahmed Chowdhury, nephew of the deceased, told UNB on Thursday that Fuad Ahmed Chowdhury, younger son of the deceased, spotted the body of Wazy — the neck, hands and legs tied up with rope — in their flat at New DOHS around 3.45am.
Fuad took him to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) where doctors declared him dead.
Later, a team of Kafrul Police Station recovered the body from CMH and sent it to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy around 5.30pm on Wednesday.
Police said Wazy might have been strangled.
Meanwhile, Abdul Ahad, caretaker of Wazy`s house, went into hiding after the incident. — Dhaka, Oct 6 (UNB)
