A Bangladeshi worker reportedly committed suicide at an island of the Maldives, over 600 kilometers away from its capital Male, on Friday night, said an official on Saturday, reports UNB.
The victim was identified as Samad, son of Ayub Ali, hailing from Gafargaon, Mymensingh.
Wahiduzzaman Liton, head of the Chancery, Bangladesh High Commission in the Maldives, said they are in touch with the authorities concerned to get the body back in Male and send it back to the victim’ s relatives in Bangladesh.
“Since it’s not a natural death, we want to get the body and see it first. Unfortunately, it’s unlikely to get the body soon. Everything is closed here for a couple of days as the presidential election is on here,” the official told UNB over phone on Saturday.
He also said there is only one mortuary in Male, and it will require six seats in domestic flights to carry the body to Male. “We’re ready to take the responsibility if the body is brought back to Male.”
According to family sources, Samad went to the Maldives two years ago and working at a house there.
-With UNB/The News Today input
