Elderly woman found dead

An elderly woman was found dead at Pashchim Bhashanchar village in Faridpur Sadar upazila yesterday morning.

The deceased was Helana Begum, 60, wife of late Abdur Sattar of the village.

She went out of home on Monday and did not return since then, said the victim's son Md Tokon.

Informed by locals, police recovered the body from the spot and sent it to Faridpur Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy, said Assistant Superintendent of Police SM Mahiuddin.

Someone might have killed the woman and dumped the body in the area, said the ASP.