Easy bike driver murdered

Police recovered the body of an easy bike driver from a roadside ditch beside Jessore-Narail highway yesterday, two days after he went missing. Kidnappers might have strangled Sumon Karmakar, 16, son of Sonaton Karmakar of Mohiskhola village in Narail municipality area, as his hands and legs were tied, said police. Family members said Sumon came out with the easy bike on Friday and did not return home. Locals found the body floating on the ditch at about 4:00pm and informed the police. Later, the law enforcers recovered the body and sent it to Narail Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy. Ataur Rahman, sub-inspector of Narail Sadar Police Station, suspected that the gang killed the victim to take away his vehicle.