“Mommy, I’m Coming”: The Final Message From Ex-Air Force Officer Tahsif Before His Body Was Found in the Turag River

Tahsif last message to his mother was three simple words sent at 1:35 in the morning: “Mommy, I’m coming.” He never did. Hours later, the former air force officer was unreachable, and by the following afternoon his family learned that his body had been pulled from the Turag river in Dhaka.

The account that follows comes from his father, KM Enayetul Karim, who spoke publicly about his son’s final hours and the questions that remain unanswered.

An Ordinary Day Before the Disappearance

On October 27, Tahsif had spent the day with his mother. The two went shopping together, and he picked up a few things for his father as well. By his family’s description, there was nothing unusual about his mood. If anything, he seemed cheerful.

That evening, a younger friend arrived at the family’s building and phoned Tahsif, asking him to come down. Tahsif told his mother he was stepping out briefly to talk to the friend.

“He went downstairs and never came back,” his father said.

The Message and the Silence That Followed

As the night wore on, Tahsif’s mother tried to reach him again and again. Her calls went unanswered. Then, at 1:35am, the message arrived reassuring her that he was on his way home.

After that, nothing. The phone stopped connecting, and the family had no way to know where he was or whom he was with. Tahsif last message to his mother would turn out to be the final communication anyone in the family received from him.

A Search That Ended at a Police Station

The next afternoon, Enayetul went in person to Turag Police Station to ask about his son. Officers there told him they had no bad news and that he should not worry.

That reassurance did not last. At roughly 5:15pm, the officer-in-charge of Uttarkhan Police Station called him. After confirming Enayetul’s name and verifying details about his son, the officer informed him that a body had been found in the river.

The Location Raises Questions

According to river police, the body was recovered from the Turag near Rajabari ghat. A mobile phone and a wristwatch found with the body were used to confirm Tahsif’s identity.

What troubles his father is where the body turned up. Rajabari ghat is reached by passing through Atpara, an area Tahsif had no habit of visiting. To the family, that detail alone suggests his death was not something he chose.

A Father’s Firm Rejection of Suicide

Enayetul has been unequivocal on one point. Asked whether his son might have taken his own life, he dismissed the idea outright. He pointed to the day Tahsif had just spent with his mother, the shopping trip, and the visibly happy frame of mind his son was in only hours before he vanished.

When asked about possible threats, Enayetul said he was aware of none. He acknowledged, however, that Tahsif would sometimes mention feeling anxious, though he never explained the source of that unease.

Who Was Tahsif?

Tahsif had served in the air force before his career there ended. His family was informed by the relevant department that he had been dismissed on disciplinary grounds, though no further detail was shared publicly.

After leaving the military, he moved into civilian work. He held a position at the Bangladesh Cricket Board and later worked at Netra News. His father remembers him as a soft-spoken and friendly young man who got along well with colleagues both above and below him in seniority.

An Unknown Companion Until Midnight

One detail has stayed with the family. Someone told them that a person had been with Tahsif inside the compound of their residence until around midnight on the night he disappeared. Who that person was, and what happened in the hours between midnight and the 1:35am message, remains unclear.

Questions About a Formal Complaint

Asked whether the family had lodged a general diary with police, Enayetul explained that he had chosen instead to go to the station himself to search for his son. The family, he said, would decide whether to file a formal case once Tahsif has been laid to rest.

Even so, he has already made his expectations clear. He believes a proper government investigation can establish the truth and identify anyone responsible. In his words, the authorities should be able to determine what group was involved, who the individuals were, and what drove them.

What Happens Next

For now, the family is focused on burial and grief. The broader questions of how a cheerful young man who had spent the day with his mother ended up in a river far from his usual routes, and who, if anyone, was involved, remain open.

The phone and watch that identified him, the friend who called him downstairs, the person seen with him until midnight, and the brief message sent in the early morning all form the outline of a story that is still missing its middle. Whether an official investigation fills in those gaps will likely determine whether Tahsif’s family ever gets the answers they are asking for.