The body of a college student who went missing Monday after falling from a launch in the Pangasia canal, was fished out Tuesday, police said. The deceased was identified as Niloy, 18, a Class 11 student of Gajaria Government College and son of Dr Md Ali from Hoglakandi village. His body was recovered around 10am from the Pangasia canal, a distributary channel of the Meghna river in the district's Gajaria upazila, by divers from Narayanganj fire service, said Rifat Mallik, station officer of Gajaria fire service. Also read: Two fishermen go missing after boat sinks in Bay Md Rais Uddin, officer-in-charge of Gajaria police station, said, "Niloy and his friends were returning home from a picnic on the launch, ML Hasib, on Monday when the tragedy occurred." "Niloy tried to remove a hanging live electric wire and was electrocuted. He fell in the river in the impact of the jolt and drowned," the officer said. Also read:  At least 21 killed, 3 missing in south Iran floods Seven of his friends -- Rifat, Minhaz, Faysal Pradhan, Rabbi Shakill, Nahid and Sharif -- also sustained injuries in the incident, and are being treated at a hospital, said the OC.

Police have recovered the bodies of three tourists in the last three days who went missing while visiting the Napittachara stream in Chattogram’s  Mirsharai upazila. On Tuesday police recovered the body of a tourist from a canal in Khayachara union of the upazila. The deceased was identified as Tawfiq Ahmed Tarek, 22, student of Chittagong Collegiate School and College and a resident of Halishahar. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Mirsharai Police Station, Kabir Hossain said Tareq's body was recovered 4 km away from Napittachara stream on Tuesday morning. Also Read: Woman’s body recovered from river, son detained Earlier, the body of Tarek’s  friend Ishtiaqur Rahman Pranto was recovered on Sunday (Jun 19) and Tarek’s elder brother Masud Ahmed Tanvir’s body was found on Monday (Jun 20), he said. According to police, three friends including two brothers from Chattogram’s Halishahar went to visit Napittachara stream in Mirsharai on June 19 (Sunday). Falling from the stream peak the three went missing in the water. Though Ishtiaqur's body was recovered that night, divers from Chittagong Fire Service couldn’t find the remaining two. 

Police have fished out the body of a 34-year-old man from a river in Sunamganj’s Dirai upazila. Police said that locals spotted the body of the man floating in the Lauajani river in Bhatipara union of the upazila on Thursday and informed them. Also read:Seeing elder brother’s body, man dies in Chandpur Later, a team from the local police station fished out the body with the help of divers, a police official said. "The body had several injury marks," he said. The body was later sent to the morgue of Sunamganj Hospital for an autopsy. Also read:Village doctor's throat-slit body found in Rajshahi Chairman of Bhatipara Union Parishad, Mohammad Badrul Islam Chowdhury Miftah said, "A bike was also found parked along the riverbank."

Forest guards on Tuesday recovered the body of a fisherman in the Sunderbans, more than 12 hours after he was allegedly killed in a tiger attack. Mujibur Gazi was catching crabs in the Payratuli canal around 4pm on Monday when he was attacked by a tiger, according to officials. Read: One dead, 6 injured in bus-truck collision in Rajshahi On information, a joint force of forest and police officials launched a search operation and found his body Tuesday morning, aid MA Hasan, assistant conservator of forests. Authorities have promised a compensation of Tk 3 lakh to the victim’s family. So far, four fishermen have been killed by tigers in the Sundarbans this year and "we have given Tk 6 lakh compensation to the families of the two victims", said Hasan.

The body of an elderly woman was found in her son's house in Parnurulabad village of Naogaon's Manda upazila on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Aklima Begum (60). Police suspect she was killed and have detained her daughter-in-law for questioning. However, Laili Begum, the daughter-in-law of the deceased, said, "My husband is a microbus driver in Dhaka. My mother-in-law used to live with my brother-in-law. I brought her to our house on Thursday." Read: Fire in power substation triggers outage in Naogaon "She was alone in the house for few days as I had gone to visit my parents. When I returned home on Monday, I found the door locked from the outside. Later with the help of neighbours, I broke open the door only to find the body lying in a pool of blood," she said. Officer-in-charge (OC) of Manda Police Station Shahinur Rahman said the daughter-in-law of the deceased has been detained for questioning in connection with the death.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Monday recovered the dismembered body of the principal of Ashulia Residential School and College, who remained missing for almost a month, from Savar and Ashkona in the city's Dakkhin Khan area. Rab also arrested three persons in connection with the murder of 36-year-old Principal Mintu Chandra Barman. The arrestees were identified as Rabiul Islam and Motaleb—two founding members of the school and Rahim Badsha, nephew of Rabiul. Also read: Body comes up of fisherman who went missing at sea Mintu Barman, son of Sharat Barman of Hatibandha upazila on Lalmonirhat district, along with Motaleb, Shamsuzzaman and Rabiul Islam had established the school after renting a building at Jamgara Beron area in Savar two years back. Since then Mintu has been holding the post of principal and used to live at the adjacent building of the school on rent. On July 13, Mintu went missing and did not return home. Dipak Chandra Barman, younger brother of Mintu lodged a general diary at Ashulia Police Station on July 22, said Commanding officer of Rab-4, Lieutenant Rakib Mahmud Khan. During investigation, the elite force detained Rabiul, Motaleb and Badsha and following the confessional statement by them, Rab recovered the body of Mintu. Mintu was killed at the school following an enmity over the ownership of the school and his body has been cut into six pieces. Also read: Medical student’s hanging body found in Dhaka The arrestees covered the five parts of the body in the school field while the head on the water body in the Ashkona area, said Rab.

Firefighters recovered the body of a security guard from debris on Tuesday, two days after the deadly blast in a three-storey building near Moghbazar Wireless Gate. Fire service men recovered the body of security guard Harun-ur-Rashid, 65, around 3:30 pm, said deputy director (operation) Debashish Bardhan of Fire Service and Civil Defence. Earlier in the day, police lodged a case against unidentified people for the deaths for negligence. Also read: Moghbazar blast: Police file case against unknown persons An FIR in the case was filed with the Ramna police station following a complaint by sub-inspector Rezaul Karim, officer-in-charge Monirul Islam told UNB.

Police recovered the body of a 16-day old child, who had gone missing on November 26, from the septic tank of a house at Hawrakhali village in Sadar upazila early Saturday.

Police on Sunday recovered the body of a college girl stuffed inside a sack from Mominpur area in Sadar Upazila.

Police recovered the floating body of a newborn girl from the Buriganga River on Thursday noon.