Elderly woman found dead in Pallabi flat; daughter under same roof but unaware, sons out of touch

Police recovered the decomposed body of a 75-year-old woman from her flat in Mirpur-11 in the capital.

The deceased was identified as Noor Jahan Begum, confirmed Pallabi Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Hasan Bashir.

On Sunday (31 May), police were called through the national emergency service 999.

Later, the daughter of the deceased filed an unnatural death case with the police station.

Following an autopsy, the remains were handed over to the family.

Police, however, could not determine the exact time of her death.

"The body was in a highly decomposed state and the initial assumption is that she died of natural causes," the OC said.

OC Hasan said a nurse was called on Sunday to check on the woman. Upon arrival, the nurse found that she had died several days earlier. The matter was then reported to the national emergency helpline, after which police recovered the body.

He added that the residence was in a highly unsanitary condition, resembling a garbage-filled space, with the body lying on the bed.

According to sources, the woman's daughter, despite living in the same house, was unaware of her mother's death, while her two sons had not been in contact with her for a long time.

When asked about the whereabouts of the other family members, the OC said that when he requested the elder brother's contact details from the Buet teacher, he was given an outdated Citycell number, indicating that the siblings had long been out of touch.