Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- Police recovered the floating body of a man from Dhanmondi Lake in the capital on Tuesday morning.

The deceased was identified as Md Javed Ahmed, 51, a resident of Block I in Bashundhara Residential Area.

Police recovered the body around 6:40am from the lakeside near Road No. 10.

Dhanmondi police said local people spotted the body in the morning and informed police.

Police later found a National Identity Card in his pocket and informed his family.

His wife, Shahana Jabin Khan, subsequently identified the body.

Officer-in-Charge of Dhanmondi Police Station Mohammad Imdadul Islam said a team went to the spot after receiving the information and recovered the body.

After completing the necessary legal procedures, pol...