Dhaka, June 10 -- Police on Tuesday night said they recovered the bullet-riddled body of a 40-year-old man by the side of Kushtia-Jhenidah Highway in Sadar upazila.

The deceased was identified as Tutul Hossain, son of late freedom fighter Turab Hossain of Madhupur village. After returning from abroad, Tutul had been running a tea stall in the area.

Islami University Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mehedi Hasan said locals spotted the body lying by the roadside around 9pm and alerted the police.

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Upon receiving the information, police rushed to the spot and recovered the body, along with a shotgun, several rounds of bullets and a motorcycle.

"He was shot in the face. Initial evide...