Dhaka, July 15 -- Police have recovered the body of a businessman from a jute field beside the road in Khanhsama upazila of Dinajpur district.

The deceased was identified as Delwar Hossain, a resident of Tofir Member Para in Margao village under Bhavki Union of the upazila. He was a maize trader by profession.

According to locals, they spotted the body lying in the jute field near Bangla Bhasha College on Monday and informed police.

Police have recovered a body and sent it to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy, said Nazmul Haque, the officer-in-charge (OC) of Khansama Police Station.

The cause of death will be determined after the post-mortem report, he added.

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