A police constable was found injured near his rented house at Rampura area in the capital Dhaka.
He was identified as Jahidul Islam (40), a constable working with Protection Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
Police yet to confirm whether it was an accident. Local sources said he fell from the three-storey building.
His hands and legs were broken. There were also injury marks in his head. He was later shifted to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital. He is currently undergoing treatment there. However, doctors said he is out of danger.
According to Enamul Haque, caretaker of the building, his wife saw a cigarette packet and a mobile phone on the rooftop when she went to see the status of the water tank around 6 am.
He further said a ceiling fan was on at the constable's house but he was not there. “My wife went back to the rooftop and saw a body next to the building,” he added.
On information, police rushed there and took Jahidul to hospital.
Enamul said Jahidul used to live on the second floor with his wife and children who went to their village home three days ago.
He claimed that the door to the rooftop is usually kept locked but the policeman's wife took it from him a couple of days ago saying they would dry clothes there.
Shafiqul Islam, owner of the building, said the constable’s family has been living there for two years. But could not pay house rent in last 10 months. Jahidul told that he was facing some problems at work.
Talking to the Bangladesh Post on Friday, Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) of DMP Walid Hossain said, they came to know that the rooftop has no railing.
Responding to a question, he said, they are trying to know what was actually occurred.
Responding to a question, he further said, he has no information on whether the constable was suspended from his job.
