Worker's body recovered from Karnaphuli river

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 10 (UNB): A 23-year-old worker was allegedly killed and thrown into the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram on charge of stealing goods from a cargo lighter vessel early Tuesday.

The deceased was identified as Fazlul Karim Shakil, 23, son of Sirajul Islam of Shahed D Nagar area of Zorarganj under Mirsarai upazila. Shakil's brother-in-law Md Belayet said, "We came to know that the security personnel tortured Shakil and threw him from the vessel into the river at around 1:30 am on Monday."

A team of naval police recovered his body from S Alam Jetty under the Kalarpole Bridge of the Karnaphuli River around 10am today, he said.