Cattle trader found dead near Satkhira border

A cattle trader was found dead near the border in Debahata upazila of the district on Sunday evening

The deceased was identified as Rubel Hossain, 22, son of Moslem Sarder of Harotha village in the upazila.

Locals of Komorpur area found the body floating on the Ichhamoti River at around 6:30pm and informed the BGB men of a local camp.

Being informed by BGB, police recovered the body and sent it to Satkhira Sadar Hospital for autopsy.

Azizur Haque, officer-in-charge of Debahata Police Station, said the body bore injury marks.

Moslem Sardar, father of the deceased, said Rubel went to India on Friday to bring cattle and did not return home since then.

Lt Col Khalid Bin Yusuf, commanding officer of Nildumur unit of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), said investigation is going on to unearth clue to the death.

Away in Jhalakathi, the body of a man was found at a fish enclosure (Gher) at Bikpasha village under Nalcity yesterday morning, reports our correspondent.