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Police recovered the partially decomposed body of a 55-year-old man from the Brahmaputra River in Jamalpur on Friday, three days after he went missing.
The deceased was identified as Habibur Rahman, son of Zahir Uddin of Baruamari village in Lakshmir Char Union of Jamalpur Sadar Upazila.
Inspector Obaidul Haque of Narundi Police Investigation Centre confirmed the recovery.
According to police, Habibur left home for his daily activities three days ago but never returned. His family did not file a general diary with the police during his disappearance.
At around 11am on Friday, local people travelling by boat near Nama Kochandhara in Ward No. 6 of Narundi Union spotted the partially decomposed body floating in the river and informed the police.
Police recovered the body at around 2pm and took it to the police station.
A local resident named Sajib said he spotted the body while crossing the river by boat with several others. They subsequently alerted the police.
Inspector Obaidul Haque said the body was initially unidentified but the man’s identity was established after it was taken to the police station.
The body is being sent for an autopsy. The cause of death will be determined after the post-mortem report is received, he added.