Police recovered the body of an expatriate from a roadside waterway at Palerchar in Zajira of Shariatpur on Monday night one day after he went missing.

The deceased was Jamal Meer, 40, son of Khaleque Meer of Khan Kandi at Palerchar.

At around 4:00pm, he riding on a motorcycle left his house to go to Kazirhat, but did not return again.

Later, his family filed a general diary with Zajira Police Station.

On Monday evening, locals found a body floating in the waterway at Dori Kandi and informed police of the matter.

Police recovered it around 9:00pm with his motorcycle there.

Family claimed that he was killed and his body with the bike was dumped there.

Police could not be contacted for comment.