Trader found murdered

A trader was found murdered in Rangpur's Mithapukur yesterday, a day after he went missing from Pirganj.

The deceased was Rashedul Islam, son of Abu Bakkar Siddique of Sahapur village in Mithapukur. He ran a small shop at Baradarga village in Pirganj.

Locals said Rashedul went out of his shop after receiving a phone call on Sunday evening and remained missing since then.

Informed by locals, police recovered the body from Rashidpur in Mithapukur upazila. The body was sent to Rangpur Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.   

Police recovered the body and sent it to Rangpur Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.  

Criminals tortured Rashedul to death, said Mozammel Haque, officer-in-charge of Mithapukur Police Station.

They are raiding different areas to arrest the killers, said the OC.