Jashore, April 28 -- The body of a madrasa student, who went missing on Sunday evening, was recovered from a pond in Jashore Sadar upazila on Monday afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Tanvir Hasan Nishan, 14, son of Khairul of Bhatpara under Sadar upazila.

Nishan was a ninth-grade student at Bhatpara Alia Madrasa.

According to family members, he left home around 7pm on Sunday saying that he was going to a nearby shop but never returned.

Despite searches, he remained missing and his mobile phone was found switched off.

The family said that around 10:30pm, an unidentified person used Nishan's phone to demand a ransom of Tk 5,000, but the call was abruptly disconnected.

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