KISHOREGANJ: The body of Awami League’s Kishoreganj district unit Industries and Trade Affairs Secretary Badal Rahman was recovered from a pond in Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday.

Rahman was also former president of the district Chamber of Commerce and Industry. According to the deceased’s family, he left the house around 8pm on Saturday but didn’t return.

A police team rushed to the spot and recovered the body, said Sadar Model Police Station’s OC Abu Daud, adding that the body was sent to Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.

Mohammad Russel Sheikh, superintendent of the district police, said an investigation is on, and actions will be taken as per the law.