‘Missing’ teen found dead in pond

A teenage boy was found dead in a pond near his house in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj yesterday, 18 days after he had reportedly gone missing.

The deceased was identified as Md Hasan Mia (17), son of Md Shamim Hosen, said police.

According to family sources, Hasan had been missing since December 21 last year.

The body bore several injury marks, said Md Rois Uddin, officer-in-charge (OC) of Gazaria Police Station.

Hasan's family said they looked for him during the last 18 days, but to no avail, added OC Rois Uddin.

Police recovered the body around 11am after locals found the body floating in the waterbody, said the police official.

The body was sent to Munshiganj General Hospital morgue for autopsy, he added.