The bloodied body of former additional secretary Md Mosharraf Hossain was recovered from an under-construction building at the Officers’ Club in Ramna, Dhaka, on Friday morning.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death, with the exact cause yet to be established. Investigators are awaiting the autopsy report to determine whether he died in an accidental fall or under other circumstances.

According to police and Officers’ Club sources, Mosharraf Hossain arrived at the club with his younger daughter at around 10am on Friday. A member of the club, he left his daughter near the swimming pool before entering the building under construction.

About an hour later, security personnel found him lying in a pool of blood beside a staircase on the ground floor. They subsequently alerted the police, who arrived at the scene and recovered the body.

After completing the initial procedures, police sent the body to the morgue at Dhaka Medical College Hospital for a post-mortem examination. The findings are expected to help establish the cause of death.

Yasin Mia, officer-in-charge of Ramna Police Station, said the initial assumption was that Mosharraf Hossain had fallen through an open space beside the staircase and lift shaft.

However, police have not yet confirmed how he fell or what circumstances led to the incident. The investigation is continuing, and authorities are awaiting the autopsy findings before drawing any conclusions.

Investigators will need to establish the circumstances of his fall and determine whether any other factors contributed to his death. Police have not disclosed any confirmed evidence suggesting the involvement of another person or criminal activity.

Mosharraf Hossain lived at House No. 40 in Block G of Banani, Dhaka. He had two children, and his elder daughter resides in the United States.

His death at the club has raised questions about what happened inside the under-construction building during the period before his body was discovered. However, the available information does not establish whether the incident was accidental or involved any other circumstances.

Police said the findings of the post-mortem examination, together with evidence gathered during the investigation, would help clarify the circumstances surrounding his death.