The River Police have recovered the body of KM Tahsin Sauri (28), a former Air Force officer, from the Turag River in Dhaka, one day after he went missing.

Firoz Uddin, Inspector at the Tongi Outpost of the Dhaka Region River Police, confirmed the matter to the media on Thursday (October 29) morning.

The body was recovered on Wednesday (October 28) afternoon.

The deceased, Tahsin Sauri, was a Flight Lieutenant in the Air Force.

Inspector Firoz Uddin of Tongi Outpost told reporters that following an emergency call to the national helpline 999, the Tongi River Police retrieved Tahsin's body from the river near Rajabari Ghat at around 4:30 PM yesterday. After preparing an inquest report, the body was sent to the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College morgue for an autopsy.

Stating that the cause of death can be confirmed upon receiving the autopsy report, River Police officer Firoz Uddin added that Tahsin lived with his family in a flat in Sector 18, Uttara. He went missing on Tuesday (October 27). His father's name is KM Enayet Helal.

Statements from the family regarding the incident were not immediately available.