Guard found dead

Police recovered the hanging body of a man from a tree at Manpasha Bazar in Sadar upazila on Wednesday.

The deceased, Harun Sardar, 45, son of Wazed Ali of Sabangal village in the upazila, was a watchman of the bazar.

Sub-inspector Majibur Rahman of Sadar Police Station said locals spotted Harun's body hanging from a tree adjacent to bazar in the morning and informed the police.

Meanwhile, local shopkeepers observed a day long shutdown alleging that Majibur was killed and later his body was hung from the tree.

Mahe Alam, officer-in-charge of the police station, said after autopsy it will become clear whether it was suicide or a murder.