Police recovered the bloodied body of Dulal Miazi, a former union parishad (UP) member and leader of the activities-banned Awami League, from a pond in Hajiganj Upazila of Chandpur on Wednesday morning.
The body was found floating in a pond in the Orpur Noapara area of Kalocho South Union.
The victim’s son, Tamim, said his father had been unable to sleep at home at night for the past few days due to fear of arrest by police. On Tuesday evening, he last spoke to his wife before going to spend the night at someone else’s house.
On Wednesday morning, locals spotted his body floating in a pond near their home.
Tamim claimed that his father had sustained severe injuries and marks of assault to his head and back.
Additional Superintendent of Police Mukur Chakma said the victim had visible injury marks on his head. A preliminary investigation is underway and three people have been taken into police custody for questioning in connection with the incident.
Dulal Miazi was the president of an Awami League ward unit and a former member representing Ward No 8 of Kalocho South Union Parishad.
