Faridpur, June 5 -- A tractor driver died after his vehicle overturned and plunged into the Padma River while ploughing farmland in Charbhadrasan upazila of Faridpur.

The deceased was identified as Joy Biswas, 20, son of Golam Ali Biswas of Shahbazpur village in Shailkupa upazila of Jhenaidah district.

His body was recovered around 11am on Friday from the riverbank area of Balurghat village under Char Jhaukanda union with the assistance of the Fire Service, police and local residents said.

According to police and local sources, Joy was employed as the driver of a TAFE tractor owned by Mohammad Ali, a resident of Balurghat village. He had been ploughing agricultural land in the area for the past two days.

The accident occurred around 1...