Police recover body of businessman from city

Police on Thursday recovered the dismembered body of a businessman from Sabujbagh area in the capital eight days after he went missing. The deceased, Zakir Hossain (55), was a scrap trader.

Police have arrested a person named Mohammad Azhar, an acquaintance of Zakir, in connection with the incident.

Sub-Inspector (SI) Shamsul Amin of Sabujbagh Police Station said the trader had been missing since Jun 4. His family filed a kidnapping case with the police.

Azhar had called the victim over the phone and met with him, who could not be traced afterwards. "We first detained Azhar from the Dhaka metropolitan area through raids in parts of the capital and using technology. Upon interrogation, Azhar confessed to killing Zakir. Zakir's dismembered body was recovered beneath the sand in a bush near Baikdia, adjacent to the victim's house, after following his directions." Police are yet to determine the motive for the murder, added the SI.

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