Ariful Islam : “Expatriate Death in Bashundara Sparks Investigation”

Police have made a shocking discovery in the city’s Bashundhara residential area as they recovered the decomposed body of an expatriate from a flat. The body has been identified as that of Ariful Islam, a 30-year-old man who hailed from the village of Kalikurpara in Narshingdi district. Ariful’s body was found in a flat located in the Vatara area of Bashundhara on the night of Saturday, 1st June.

According to Ranjan Kumar Saha, assistant commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, the decaying body of the Japanese expatriate was discovered on the first floor of Maati Properties Limited in the Bashundhara residential area around 8:30 pm on Saturday.

The body has been sent to Shahid Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital for autopsy. It was revealed that Ariful Islam, along with a woman named Parveen Akhter who resides in Canada, had rented the flat from Maati Properties online, posing as a married couple for a seven-day stay.

Authorities at Maati Properties contacted the police on Saturday after finding the body with stab wounds to the chest and throat. Investigations suggest that Ariful, who had been living in Japan for the past five years and recently married a Japanese woman, was involved in an extramarital affair with Parveen, who is believed to have orchestrated his murder before fleeing back to Canada.

Sobuj, the brother of the deceased, mentioned that they were unaware of Ariful’s return to the country as he had arrived on 17th May. It was only after his supposed departure date of 31st May passed that they received a call from his wife Ayesha (Japanese name Nachuki) informing them of his presence in the country.

CCTV footage revealed that Parveen Akhter, the Canadian expatriate, left the flat alone at 6:31 am on 18th May, raising suspicions about her involvement in the crime. The police are continuing their investigation into the case to uncover the truth behind this tragic incident.