Kamrul Islam, sub-inspector at the Paltan police station, said that they received a call from ‘Hotel The Capital’ at about 12:30am and rushed to the spot. Later, they rescued Abbas Uddin after breaking the door of room number 304 in an unconscious state at about 1:00am and took him to the emergency department of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead at about 2:20am. According to the hotel authorities, the victim came to Dhaka from Chattogram on January 13 for official purposes and began staying at the Hotel Capital of Naya Paltan. He was supposed to leave the hotel on Tuesday noon. Later, getting no response from phone calls, the hotel authorities informed the matter to police. The body was kept at the hospital morgue, added the police officer.