Police on Friday recovered the dead body of missing journalist Bibhuranjan Sarkar from the Meghna River in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj.
Deputy Commissioner of Ramna Police Division Masud Alam confirmed the matter, saying that on Friday afternoon, his body was seen floating in Char Balakiya in the Kolagachia area of Gazaria. On receiving the news, the river police recovered the body.
"The relatives have identified the body as that of missing journalist Bibhuranjan Sarkar after seeing the photos," the police officer said.
He had been missing since 10:00am on Thursday after leaving his residence in Siddheshwari, Dhaka. His family filed a General Diary (GD) with Ramna Police Station last night, reporting his disappearance.
The 71-year-old was a senior assistant editor at Ajker Patrika.
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