Police found the burnt body a local Awami League leader at South Kerajiganj on Wednesday evening.
The deceased was identified as, Atikullah Khan Chowdhury, 70, Kunda Union Parishad chairman.
Police recovered the body from a field at Dholessor around 6:00pm.
South Kerajiganj officer-in-charge Jamal Uddin Mir said Atikullah was
missing since Tuesday night as he left home after receiving a call.
Police recovered the body on information from locals.
The victim’s younger brother said that they filed a general dairy with
the police station after failing to reach his brother’s mobile phone.
Police suspect that the assailants might have killed him over either personal rivalry or political vendetta.
The family claimed that Atikullah was killed in political violence.
The body was kept in the morgue of Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital for autopsy.
The deceased was a freedom fighter.
Filing of a case was under process. (source)