Romanian national found dead at Akij factory in Dhamrai

A Romanian man was found dead at the Dhamrai factory of Akij Food and Beverage Limited in Dhaka on Saturday.

Police identified him as Niculae Manea, 60.

Manea, appointed by German company FAS, had been working at the factory for the last 13 years, said Dipak Kumar Saha, officer-in-charge of Dhamrai Police Station.

His body was recovered from the factory's guesthouse where he used to live, Dipak said.

Police and factory workers said the Romanian had gone back to his room on the first floor of the guesthouse after dinner on Friday and did not show up for work the next day.

Niculae Kosmi, his colleague and fellow Romanian, tried to reach him over phone but his calls went unanswered. Kosmi went to Manea's room and found his body lying on the bed.

Police said a half-empty Vodka bottle was found in the room. The body was sent to a local hospital for autopsy. Now it has been kept at the morgue of Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in Dhaka.

Police and factory authorities did not let journalists it for reporting the incident.

A team of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) visited the spot and collected evidence. CID is looking into the incident, reports UNB.

"The cause of his death will be clear once the postmortem report is available," CID Inspector (Forensic) Abdur Rahim, who visited the spot, said.