The body of farmer Saiful Islam, 55, was recovered from the Brahmaputra River three days after he went missing in Mymensingh. Relatives found his body on Friday trapped in a dredging machine pipe, about 30 kilometres downstream. He was the son of the late Idris Ali from Moricharchar Tanmalamari village in Ishwarganj upazila.

Local sources said Saiful entered the Brahmaputra near the Bottola Balurghat area on Wednesday afternoon and was swept away by the current. A diving team from Mymensingh Fire Service reached the site that afternoon and began a search. The team searched for about two hours before suspending operations at nightfall.

Divers resumed the search on Thursday from 8am until 3pm, checking different areas of the river for more than seven hours. With no trace of Saiful found, the operation was declared over that afternoon after discussions with the upazila administration and family members. Ishwarganj Fire Service station officer Ram Prasad Pal said the strong current had carried the body a long distance downstream.