The floating body of an elderly man was found in a pond at Harinakundu upazila in Jhenidah district on Thursday afternoon, after five days of his missing.
Deceased Nazir Mia, 70, was a resident of Bagchhara village under the upazila.
The deceased's son Md Milon said Nazir went out of home on Saturday and did not return home. Since then, he had been missing.
Later, locals spotted his floating body in the pond at neighbouring Borai village this afternoon.
Jhenidah Sadar Police Station OC Sheikh Sohel Rana said being informed, police recovered the body and sent it to Jhenidah Sadar Hospital morgue.
The reason behind the death would be known once the autopsy is done, he added.
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