A woman died after falling from the eighth floor of a building at AGB colony in Motijheel area of the capital on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Mst Hamida Akter, 28, wife of Saddam Hossain, a police constable of the home ministry.
Motijheel police station sub-inspector Fatema said Hamida Akter fell down
from the balcony of building no-3, Flat-8/B of AGB Colony around 9:30am.
Being informed, police rushed to the spot and rescued her in an unconscious state.
Later, she was taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital at 11 am where doctors declared her dead.
The body was kept at the hospital's morgue for an autopsy, added the SI.