A member of a union parishad in Kushtia district was found dead in a canal at Machpara union in Pangsa upazila of Rajbari on Sunday morning.
The deceased was identified as Abdul Mazed Mandal, 50, a member of ward no 5 of Jayanti Hazra union in Khoksa upazila of Kushtia.
Locals spotted the body in a canal in Meghna Khamarpara area around 9 am and informed police, said officer-in-charge of Pangsa Police Station.
Later, police recovered the body, UNB reported.