Police recovered the body of a madrasa student, a week after he went missing, in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram.

The body was found in Jalkadar canal on the south side of Baharchara Ratnapur High School in Baharchhara union of the upazila on Tuesday afternoon.

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The deceased was identified as Nur Ullah Mapi, 6 of Gunagari area. He was a student of class-1 at Abu Bakar Forkania Madrasa.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Banshkhali Police Station, Md Kamal Uddin, confirmed the matter.

There was no injury mark on the body, he said.

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“The body was sent to Chattogram Medical College Hospital for an autopsy. A case is under process to be filed at the police station," said the police official.

The six-year-old went missing in front of his house on Gunagari-Mosharraf Ali Mia's bazar road in Banshkhali on October 11.

Nurul Ansar, father of the child, said he filed a general diary (GD) at Banshkhali Police Station after failing to find his son anywhere.

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“My son went to the road in front of the house while his mother was working at home. When my wife came out of the house after 15 to 20 minutes to look for him, she couldn’t find him anywhere. I searched every possible place but couldn't find him either. The next day, I filed a general diary (GD) at Banshkhali Police Station,” he said.

Nurul said they were informed by the locals after they found a body in the Jalkadar canal on Tuesday.

“We went to the spot and identified the body. My son was killed by an organised gang and dumped in the canal. I want justice for my son's murder. We demand an investigation and the immediate arrest of those involved," he said.