Crime

Bangladesh ambassador urges ‘proper investigation’ into expat death

A 40-year-old Bangladeshi man has been found dead with severe head wounds at a Hulhumalé construction site, prompting concern and regret from the country’s ambassador.

05 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
A 40-year-old Bangladeshi man has been found dead with severe head wounds at a Hulhumalé construction site, prompting concern and regret from the country’s ambassador.
Police told media that the man was found dead at a Damas Construction site at around 8:20 am. They have yet to say whether they are treating the death as murder.  
“The man was brought to the hospital with several serious head wounds. He was already dead when he was brought here,” Ashiya Solih, the Hulhumalé Hospital spokeswoman told the Maldives Independent.
The hospital refused to comment on the type of head wounds found on the body.

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