The decapitated body of a child was recovered from a potato field in Shibganj upazila of Bogura on Thursday morning.
The deceased was identified as Sadia Khatun 6, daughter of laborer Shahinoor Rahman of Talibpur Purbapara village under Shibganj Upazila. Sadia was a standard-1 student of Krishnapur Government Primary School.
Shibganj Police Station in Bogura said Sadia was missing from Wednesday afternoon. Sadia's dead body was found in a potato field about 500 yards away from her house at one point of searching on Thursday morning. Shibganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mizanur Rahman said the body was recovered and sent to the morgue for autopsy.
So far, no significant information was found on the killing. The murder is undergoing investigation.
