Missing boy found dead

Police recovered the body of a boy from a bush in Tongibari, Munshiganj yesterday, two days after he went missing.

The hands and feet of Hossain, 7, a second-grade student, were tied, and he was suffocated to death, said police.

Hossain had last been seen riding a bicycle with his neighbour Aryan alias Mahim, 20, who has been arrested.

During interrogation, Aryan confessed to the murder and dumping the body, said Tongibari Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohidul Islam.

The victim was the son of Jewel Mia from Dulihata village.

Police are yet to determine the motive.

The body was sent to Munshiganj General Hospital for autopsy. Further investigation is ongoing.