Worker found dead

Police recovered the hanging body of a stone-quarry worker in Jaflong area of Goainghat upazila on Saturday. The victim is Asim Barman, 25, son of Haralal Barman of Chanpur village in Dirai upazila of Sunamganj district. The body was sent to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical Collage and Hospital morgue for autopsy. Police said as Asim did not join his duty, his co-workers went to his shanty at a colony at Ballaghat in the area at noon, found him hanging from the ceiling and informed police. Mohon Lal Talukder, sub-inspector of Goainghat police station, said it would be clear after receiving the autopsy report whether Asim committed suicide or was killed.