Police recovered the body of a van puller from a pond near a brick kiln at Salanga in Sirajganj district on Saturday afternoon, two days after he went missing.
The deceased was identified as Munzil Sheikh, 42, son of Achab Ali, from Raghunathpur village under Salanga Police Station.
The body was found around 12:30 PM with hands and feet tied near the Desh Brick Kiln in Raghunathpur under the police station in Raiganj Upazila.
Officer-in-charge of the police station SM Robiul Islam confirmed the matter.
According to the OC, Munzil left home with his van on Thursday and did not return. After extensive searching, his family filed a general diary (GD) with the police station on Friday. Locals later spotted Munzil's body in a pond near the brick kiln and informed the police.
The body has been sent to Shaheed M. Monsur Ali Medical College Hospital for an autopsy, the OC said.
An investigation is ongoing, and a case has been filed in connection with the incident, he added.
