Dhaka, May 13 -- Police have recovered the hanging body of a man from the Sagorika flyover in Chattogram.

The body was recovered around 3:30am on Tuesday from the flyover adjacent to the BSRM depot in the port city, Pahartali Police chief Nurul Absar said.

He told bdnews24.com that the dead, identified as 27-year-old Abu Kawsar, was a resident of the West Ferozshah area of the city.

He worked as a security guard at the local BSRM factory.

"His family members told us he had long been addicted to drugs and was suffering from mental health issues," the police officer said.

While police identified the man as Abu Kawsar, several former leaders of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League's Chattogram city unit claimed on Facebook on Tuesday ni...