Police recovered the body of an elderly man at Mirzapur upazila in Tangail district on Wednesday afternoon eight days after he went missing.
Deceased Hazrat Molla, 60, was a resident of Dewbhog Uttarpara village under Mohera union in the upazila.
The deceased's wife Moni Begum said Hazrat alongwith his son Sujon Molla went out to irrigate a pond in Kumulli Bil in the afternoon of February 23. At night, he sent his son to home and continued the act.
He had been missing since the night. They searched everywhere but did not find him.
However, she lodged a general diary with Mirzapur Police Station in his missing
Later, locals spotted the body in the bil this morning and informed police.
The police station officer in-charge (investigation) Md Gias Uddin said after recovery, police sent the body to Tangail Sadar Hospital morgue.
The reason behind the death is still sketchy, he added.