No injury marks were found in the of body journalist Bibhuranjan Sarkar, said Sheikh Md. Ehsanul Islam, resident medical officer at the 250-bed Munshiganj General Hospital, after conducting the post-mortem examinations on Saturday.
The conclusion will be determined after the forensic department report is received, he told reporters after the post-mortem examinations.
Bibhuranjan鈥檚 brother Chiranjan Sarkar received the body from the hospital after post-mortem examinations.
A freezer ambulance took the body to his Siddheshwari residence in the capital.
Chiranjan Sarkar said that the cremation would be held at Baredeshwari Kali Temple in Sabujbagh.
Local journalists in Munshiganj paid tribute to the veteran journalist with flowers and many were seen breaking down in tears during the homage.
Bibhuranjan, who had been associated with journalism for over five decades, went missing on Thursday after leaving for office from home.
His body was recovered on Friday afternoon from the River Meghna near Char Balaki in Gazaria Upazila by the river police.
