[Dhaka Tribune] The custodian of Eidgah Mosque in the capital’s Dhanmondi was found dead in the room of the mosque’s Imam late on Thursday night.Police recovered the body of Dulal Gazi, 50, from the room of Imam Monowar Hossain. Investigators said after primary probe at least two people might have killed Dulal but no arrests were made.
The mosque is located on Road 6/A and Dulal, who hailed from Barisal, had been its custodian for 18 years.
Nure Azam Mia, officer-in-charge of Dhanmondi police station, told the Dhaka Tribune Imam Monowar was not present in the room when Dulal was murdered.
“He was offering prayers in the mosque and later informed police.”
Dulal, who lived in a room on the ground floor of the four-storey mosque, was strangled to death.
Some documents littered the floor of the room where he was found dead and a drawer was also found broken.
Rezaul Karim, assistant commissioner of police of Dhanmondi division, said a cell phone and Tk2,000 were missing from the broken drawer.
“This is why we suspect that the killers might have tried to enter the room for theft but killed Dulal as he saw them.”
Police launched an investigation after the mosque’s Muazzin, Mohiuddin, filed a case with Dhanmondi police station against unidentified criminals yesterday noon.
Dulal’s nephew Rony Gazi told the Dhaka Tribune his uncle had no conflict with anyone and was always busy performing religious activities.