The body of an elderly farmer, who went missing on Saturday afternoon from his house, was recovered from a pond in Gurudaspur upazila of Natore this morning.
The deceased was Sirajul Islam, 70, a resident of Gopinathpur village under the upazila.
Locals said they spotted the body floating in the pond at Nazirpur Natunpara area in the morning.
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Monowaruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Gurudaspur police station, said that upon being informed, they recovered the body from the pond.
The body was sent to Sadar General Hospital morgue for autopsy, he said, adding that they were looking into the incident.
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