Madrasa student found murdered

Police recovered the body of a madrasa student from Bagan Madhyapara area in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh yesterday.

The victim was identified as Shariful Islam Sharif, 17, an Aleem student at Bagan Islamia Alia Madrasa in the upazila.

Quoting family sources, Officer-in-Charge of Trishal Police Station Md Moniruzzaman said Sharif, son of Md Shamsuddin of Bagan Madhyapara, went out of his house on Monday night and did not return home. Family members searched for him but could not find him, said police.

Locals found the throat-slit body of Sharif at a field near his house and informed the police.

Police went to the spot, recovered the body and sent it to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.

No case was lodged and none was arrested as of filing of this report at 4:00pm yesterday.

Police are investigating the incident, but no motive behind the killing has been found yet, the OC said.