A 65-year-old man who had been missing since 8 June was found dead in a residential hotel in Hajiganj upazila of Chandpur on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Md Ilias Kazi, son of the late Adam Ali Kazi of Kazi Bari in Faridganj upazila.
Police recovered the body from a room at Matrimaya Residential Hotel after breaking open the door on Saturday afternoon.
Family members said Ilias Kazi had remained missing since 8 June. They filed a general diary with Faridganj Police Station on 12 June.
His son, Mahdi Hasan Kazi, said the family came to know through social media on Saturday that police had recovered an unidentified body in Hajiganj. They later went to the police station and identified the deceased as Ilias Kazi.
Faruk Hossain Liton, owner of Matrimaya Residential Hotel, said Ilias checked into the hotel on the evening of 12 June. When repeated knocks on the door of his room went unanswered until around 2:30pm the following day, hotel authorities informed police.
Police and Fire Service personnel arrived at the scene and forced open the door. They found him dead inside the room.
Officer-in-Charge of Hajiganj Police Station Mohammad Abdul Mannan said police initially suspect that Ilias Kazi may have died after consuming pesticide. However, the exact cause of death will be confirmed after an autopsy.
