Police have recovered the hanging body of journalist Pulak Chatterjee from the Daily Samakal office in Barisal city. On the evening of September 11, 2026, his body was recovered from the Barisal bureau office of the Daily Samakal on Parara Road in the city. Five notes were found beside the body at that time. In one of the notes, he requested that his outstanding dues owed by Samakal be collected and given to his wife.