Police recovered the body of a woman from a rented house in the Kanchandpur area of Jhenaidah municipality on Wednesday morning.
The deceased was identified as Khushi Khatun, 21, daughter of Shahidul Moral of Adalatpur village in Ashashuni upazila of Satkhira.
According to police and locals, Khushi rented a room a week ago on Saadatya road and lived there with rickshaw puller Sohag Hossain, whom she identified as her husband. She had recently started working at a hotel nearby.
Neighbours became suspicious on Wednesday morning after repeated phone calls to her went unanswered. They later found Khushi’s body lying on the floor before informing police.
Jhenaidah Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Asaduzzaman said the body was sent to Jhenaidah Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.
He said injury marks were found on her neck and an investigation is underway. Sohag has been missing since the incident and efforts are underway to locate him.
