A 40-year-old police officer was found dead next to his bike off a busy road in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi in the early hours of Saturday.
The body of Nur Islam, a sub-inspector with Chapainawabganj Sadar police station, was found off the Godagari-Amanura Road in the Bhutpukur area of the upazila around 12:30am.
Police suspect the officer, who was originally from Abhaynagar upazila of Jessore, died in a road accident as his bike was found lying next to him.
Godagari police recovered the body after they had been alerted by passersby and sent it to the Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) morgue for autopsy.
Godagari police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Kamrul Islam said: "It is believed that Nur died of head injuries after his bike crashed into a tree at high speed."
However, only the autopsy report can ascertain the exact cause of his death.