Police recovered the body of a 75-year-old woman named Nurjahan Begum from an abandoned house in Pallabi, Dhaka. The discovery was made on Sunday after a call to the national emergency number 999. Officers reported that the body showed signs of decay and termite infestation. The residence was described as very dirty, and the woman had reportedly been living at her daughter’s house.

According to Pallabi Police Station Officer-in-Charge Hasan Basir, Nurjahan Begum’s family includes a son who is a joint secretary, another son who teaches at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), and a son-in-law who is also a university teacher. Police have initiated questioning of family members to gather more information about the circumstances of her death.

Authorities stated that the exact cause of death will be determined after the autopsy report is received.