, April 27 -- The body of a mosque imam was recovered a day after he went missing while bathing in the Dakatia River on the outskirts of Chandpur town.

The deceased was identified as Mufti Md Shamsuddin (34), imam and caretaker of Al-Amin Orphanage and Mosque in the North Gunrajdi area.

Officials of the Fire Service and Civil Defence said a diving team recovered the body on Sunday afternoon after it surfaced in the river a short distance from the incident site. Assistant Director of Fire Service Md Abdullah confirmed the recovery.

According to locals, Shamsuddin went into the river for a bath after Zuhr prayers on Saturday and went missing shortly afterwards. When he did not return by Asr prayer time, staff members searched for him. Hi...