The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Chief Finance Officer of Siemens Bangladesh Limited (SBL) Berndt Lutkenhoener was found dead in the bedroom of his house at Gulshan yesterday morning.

Police said legal adviser of the organisation Omar Shahadat rushed to Berndt's home at Gulshan-2 after failing to contact him over mobile phone and found his body lying on the bed. Omar immediately informed a doctor.

Senior medical officer of the emergency division of Apollo Hospital Dr Kazi Shahidul Alam was called in immediately but he declared the German national dead at about 9:30am.

On information, police recovered and sent the body to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue. However, the reasons for the death could not be ascertained.

The SBL in an obituary note yesterday said Bernd Luetkenhoener, passed away on Monday night at his residence at the age of 53 only. He was a German national and worked for last three years in Bangladesh.

He left behind his wife, three sons, relatives, colleagues, friends and a host of admirers to mourn his death. Employees of SBL expressed deep shock at the sudden and unexpected death of Bernd.

The SBL employees also pray to the almighty Allah for the eternal peace of the deceased and convey condolence to the bereaved family.