Police recovered an unidentified man’s body from a haor in Khaliajuri upazila of Netrokona last night. The body was found floating near Boali Majherpara area under Nurpur union around 8:30 pm. Locals first noticed the body and informed police, who then recovered it and sent it to Netrokona Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy following legal procedures.
Locals suspect the body may have drifted to the village shoreline with the haor’s currents, and none recognized the deceased. The police officer in charge of Khaliajuri Police Station, Md Mokbul Hossain, said the identity of the deceased has yet to be confirmed, and the cause of death will be determined after the autopsy. Authorities are investigating and taking necessary legal steps in this matter.