The body of a 23-year-old college student was recovered from the Kumar River in Faridpur on Tuesday, two days after he went missing after leaving home to attend a Puja celebration.
The deceased, Kaushik Saha Jitu, was the son of Kamlesh Saha of Wirelesspara in Faridpur town. He was a student in the Department of Chemistry at Government Rajendra College.
Police recovered the body around 11:30am near the Madankhali sluice gate in Bhatilakshmipur, within Faridpur municipality.
Locals spotted the body floating in the river in the morning and alerted police through the national emergency service 999. River Police and officers from Kotwali Police Station later reached the spot and recovered the body.
Family members said Kaushik left home on Sunday evening to attend a Puja celebration but did not return.
After searching for him in different places the following day, his father filed a general diary (GD) with Kotwali Police Station.
Additional Superintendent of Police Ajmir Hossain said the body was sent to the morgue at Faridpur Medical College Hospital for an autopsy.
The exact cause of death will be known after the autopsy report is available, he said, adding that they were investigating the incident.