Throat-slit body of female doctor found at Panthapath serviced apartment

Police recovered the throat-slit body of a female doctor from a serviced apartment in Dhaka's Panthapath area last night.

The deceased was identified as Jannatul Nayeem Siddique (27), who recently completed MBBS from Dhaka Community Medical College, police said.

Jannatul and her friend Rezaul Karim had booked a room in Family Service Apartment.

Police, being informed by the establishment, recovered the body from room 305 around 9:30pm and sent the body to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy, said Saiful Islam, officer-in-charge of Kalabagan Police Station.

"Her throat was slit and the body had stab marks. Rezaul is a suspect," he said, adding they are trying to arrest him.

Quoting family members, police said Jannatul had been doing a course at DMCH.