A deceased expatriate worker has been discovered at a Male' City residence on Tuesday afternoon.

Maldives Police Service confirmed that an expatriate was discovered dead inside a residence situated at Machhangolhi district of the country's capital.

Authorities further commented they received the report around 13:46hrs on Tuesday afternoon.

The victim have been identified as a 29 year old Bangladeshi national.

Meanwhile, authorities claimed local police were active at the scene to investigate.

Earlier on 29 March another expatriate, a Bangladeshi national, was discovered dead inside a residence at Henveiru district. A close associate of the demised confirmed the departed had consulted doctors for contracting dengue fever.