Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Police have recovered the body of a young woman from inside a travel bag in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj.

Sonargaon Police chief Rashedul Hasan Khan said the body was found in Mograpara Union around 6:00 pm on Tuesday.

Police said the woman appeared to be around 20 years old, reports bdnews24.com.

Family members of 18-year-old Saima Akter Mim claimed the body might be hers, who had been missing since Friday.

Mim lived with her husband Md Raihan in a rented house at Mograpara Union.

Officer Rashedul said efforts were under way to confirm the identity, as the family was "not fully certain".

Locals alerted police after detecting a foul smell from a bag on the Menikhali River slope under a bridge.

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