RAJSHAHI, Oct 9: Police recovered the body of an activist of Awami League (AL) from a paddy field in Mohanpur Upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.
The body was recovered from a paddy field in Magra Beel under Kesharhat Municipality of the upazila at around 7:30 am.
The deceased was identified as Shahabul Islam, 45, hailed from Gopail Village under Kesharhat Municipality. He was a member of local ward unit of the AL in that area.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Mohanpur Police Station Abdul Hannan said that Shahabul left home at around 11 am on Tuesday. As he did not return home throughout the day, his family members started searching from night. Later on, a local farmer found Shahabul's body on Wednesday morning while working in the field.
Being informed, police recovered the body and sent it to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
The OC further said that a bottle of poison was found next to the body in the initial investigation. He also had poison in his mouth.
