Two bodies recovered in Naogaon

NAOGAON, Nov 21 (UNB): Police recovered two bodies, one of a young man and another of an elderly man, from separate locations in Naogaon on Thursday.

The discoveries were made near the Atrai River bank in Manda upazila and in the Shahpukur area of the Naogaon-Rajshahi highway around 12:30 pm.

The deceased are identified as Shafiqul Islam Babu, 32, son of Abul Kalam Azad of Arpara village in Gopalganj's Sadar upazila, and Ratan Chandra Modak, 63, a resident of Kaligram in Manda upazila.

Police confirmed Shafiqul's identity through a mobile phone found on him, while Ratan had been reported missing for over two weeks.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mansur Rahman of Manda Police Station said that the bodies have been sent to the morgue at Naogaon Sadar Hospital for autopsy.