1 shot dead in Faridpur

The bullet-hit body of a man was recovered from a dam at Hathatbazar in Faridpur Sadar upazila early Thursday. The victim was identified as Nayeb Ali, a resident of Boithakhali village in the upazila. Rajiur Rahman, a sub-inspector of Kotwali Police Station, said local people spotted Nayeb's body on the dam early in the morning and informed police. The law enforcers recovered the body and sent it to Sadar Hospital for autopsy. Police said the body bore bullet marks on the left side of the head. Officer-in-charge (OC) of the police station Mohsinul Haque said criminals might have shot Nayeb to death elsewhere and later dumped the body there, according to UNB.