Body of missing journalist Bibhuranjan Sarker recovered from Meghna river

BSS
Published On: 22 Aug 2025, 22:58
Journalist Bibhuranjan Sarker. Photo : Collected

MUNSHIGANJ, Aug 22, 2025 (BSS) – The body of journalist Bibhuranjan Sarker, who had been missing since yesterday morning, was recovered from the Meghna river in Munshiganj's Gajaria upazila this afternoon.

His brother Chiroranjan Sarker and son Wreet Sarker have identified the dead body at Munshiganj General Hospital at 9.30pm at night.

Masud Alam, deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Ramna Division, told the media that river police recovered a body from the Meghna river in Gajaria area.
He added that police are investigating the cause of the death.

His son Wreet Sarker filed a GD with Ramna Police Station last night stating that his father left their Siddheshwari residence at 10:00am yesterday for his office, but did not come back.

Bibhuranjan, 71, worked as a senior assistant editor at the Bangla daily Ajker Patrika. He also regularly wrote columns for different media outlets.

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