Missing DU professor Dulal Kanti Bhowmik found in Saidpur

Dulal Kanti Bhowmik, a former professor of the Department of Sanskrit at the University of Dhaka, has been found. Relatives said he was located in Saidpur, Nilphamari, and police said he is returning to Dhaka by bus.

In the early hours after Thursday (October 15), Abdul Halim, officer-in-charge (OC) of Mohammadpur Police Station, said Professor Dulal Kanti Bhowmik had been traced in Saidpur. He is returning to Dhaka by bus on his own. Why he went to Saidpur will be known only after further details are obtained, the OC said.

Earlier, on Thursday afternoon, Dulal Kanti Bhowmik left his home in the Chandrima Housing area of Mohammadpur in the capital, saying he was going out to buy medicine. When he did not return for a long time, his family members grew anxious.

With no trace of him by 10 pm, his wife, Kalpana Halder, filed a general diary (GD) at Mohammadpur Police Station. Kalpana Halder is a physician by profession.

Relatives said Professor Dulal Kanti Bhowmik is returning to his home in Dhaka. Details of where he was during the time he was missing and what happened will be shared later.