On information from the locals, police rushed to Matual Mirdha Bari area at Jatrabari and found the body in a paddy field.

Police said clad in jeans pant and white T-shirt, the victims' hands and legs were tied with rope while a scarf was also tied around her neck.

The body was sent to Sir Salimullah Medical College morgue for autopsy.

Police also recovered a floating decomposed body of an unidentified newborn from a waterbody at Tejgaon Industrial Area.

Sources said locals informed the police after they saw the body floating on the jheel.