Police recovered the body of a man from Manikganj's Shibalaya upazila this morning.

The deceased was identified as Ramjan Ali, 30, reports our local correspondent quoting Tania Sultana, additional superintendent of police (Shibalaya circle).

The body was recovered from Shimulia Char around 9am, police said.

The deceased used to work as an operator at a press company in Dhaka and lived in Uttara with his wife and child, the ASP said.

He started for Manikganj last night in order to visit his ailing mother. Miscreants hacked him to death on his way, police suspect.

The body was sent to a district hospital for autopsy. Further details regarding the incident could not be known immediately.