The body of an unidentified youth was recovered from the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram on Saturday night.
The youth aged around 30 was wearing a T-shirt and a jean pant. Locals said they spotted the body stuck near a lighter vessel in the river around 11:30 on Saturday and informed river police.
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On information, the body was recovered from the river and sent to Chattogram Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy, said Sadarghat river police station’s Inspector Md Ekram Ullah in a media release on Sunday morning.
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A case was filed in this regard, the police officer added.