Journalist’s body recovered from lake

Dhaka, August 28

The body of a 32-year-old woman TV journalist in Bangladesh was recovered from a lake here in the capital on Wednesday, according to media reports.

The deceased was identified as Sarah Rahanuma, a newsroom editor at Gazi TV, a Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by Gazi Group.

Her body was found floating in Hatirjheel Lake in Dhaka, The Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.

Pedestrians pulled the body from the lake and took it to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where the doctor declared her dead around 2:00 am.

Deposed PM Sheikh Hasina’s son, Sajeeb Wazed, gave a political colour to the journalist’s death, saying that it was “another brutal attack” on the freedom of expression in the country.