Unidentified man's body recovered from Dhaleshwari river in Singair

Police recovered the body of an unidentified man from the Dhaleshwari river in Singair, Manikganj. The body was recovered on Tuesday afternoon from beside the Monowara Complex in Dhalla union of the upazila.

Police and local sources said locals spotted a body floating in the Dhaleshwari river at noon and informed the police.

On receiving the information, Singair police went to the scene and recovered the body from the river. Local people gathered there at the time, but no one could identify the body.

Police said no information about the recovered man's age or identity was immediately available. The body had begun to decompose after floating in the river for several days.

Sub-Inspector Md Merajul Islam of Singair police station said the unidentified body recovered from the Dhaleshwari river had been sent to the morgue of Manikganj Sadar Hospital for autopsy.

He said it was initially thought the man had died five to seven days earlier. Efforts are under way to identify the deceased, the sub-inspector said.

The identity of the deceased and the cause of death have not yet been confirmed. Police said the autopsy report should give an indication of the cause of death.