Monday, August 4, 2025 | 5:23 pm

Former Army Chief M Harun R Rashid Found Dead in Chittagong Club Room

Former Army Chief M Harun

Former chief of Bangladesh Army and Destiny Group president Lt Gen (retd) M Harun-ur-Rashid was found dead in a room at the Chittagong Club on 4 August. He had arrived in the city the previous day to appear in court for a case. His body has been sent for post-mortem, and the cause of death is not yet confirmed.

Body Recovered from Chittagong Club

The body of Lt Gen (retd) M Harun-ur-Rashid, Bir Protik, was found in a room of the Chittagong Club on Sunday afternoon, 4 August 2025. Police from Kotwali Police Station recovered the body after the club staff failed to get any response from his room in the morning and informed the authorities.

“The body of  Former Army Chief M Harun, has been sent to Chattogram Medical College Hospital for an autopsy,”
said Kotwali Police Station Officer-in-Charge Abdul Karim.

বাংলায়: “ময়নাতদন্তের জন্য মরদেহ চট্টগ্রাম মেডিকেল কলেজ হাসপাতালে পাঠানো হয়েছে।”
Translation: “The body has been sent to Chattogram Medical College Hospital for an autopsy.”

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He Arrived in Chattogram Just a Day Before

According to the police, Former Army Chief M Harun came to Chattogram from Dhaka a day earlier to appear before a local court in a case related to Destiny Group. He checked into a residential room at Chittagong Club, had dinner, and went to sleep.

But the next morning, he did not respond to repeated knocks at his door. The club authorities then called the police, who later recovered his body from the room.

Linked to Destiny Group and Fraud Case

Lt Gen (retd) Harun-ur-Rashid had become the president of Destiny Group in 2006. In 2012, he was accused in a high-profile financial fraud case related to the company, which had drawn widespread controversy in Bangladesh for illegal financial activities.

Cause of Death Still Unknown

The cause of death will be confirmed after the post-mortem examination, according to police officials. Until then, no assumptions have been made regarding how he died.

বাংলায়: “ময়নাতদন্তের প্রতিবেদন পেলে মৃত্যুর কারণ জানা যাবে।”
Translation: “The cause of death will be known once the post-mortem report is received.”

Source: TBS

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