The traders were returning to their neighbourhood after buying vegetables from the wholesale market in Manikganj’s Jaagir.
The deceased, ‘Shobuj’, is approximately 35 years old and was a resident of a slum in Tejgaon.
Locals reported the body to police on Monday morning.
“Various old cuts were found on the body,” said Tejgaon Industrial Area Police Station Inspector Md Rasheduzzaman. “We have been informed that Shobuj used drugs.”
Police are currently investigating the exact cause of death, the inspector said.