Two missing men found dead in waterbodies
UPDATED 15 March 2026
Two missing individuals were found dead in waterbodies in two districts yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.
In Noakhali, police recovered the body of Ranjit Kuri, 53, from the Sadar upazila, two days after he went missing.
Locals spotted a body floating in a pond in the Gonai Ramshankar area around 12:00pm and informed the police.
Meanwhile, in Khulna, police recovered the body of a rickshaw puller from a river, three days after he went missing while bathing.
The deceased, Hanif Sheikh, of the No 4 Ghat area, was found floating near the Jailkhana Ferry Ghat around dawn. His body was later sent to Khulna Medical College Hospital for an autopsy, police said.
Locals said they first spotted the body after sehri and informed police, who then alerted river police. Officers later recovered the body and handed it over to the family.
