Body recovery
Mother, daughter found dead in Jamalpur
Police have recovered the throat-slit bodies of a 50-year-old woman and her daughter from a house at Gobindapur in Melandah upazila of Jamalpur district.
The deceased were identified as Joyful Bewa, wife of Akmal Hossain and her daughter Swapna Begum, 30 of the village.
MM Moynul Islam, officer-in-charge of Melandah Police Station, said Joyful used to live with her daughter, who got divorced from her husband, at the house.
On Saturday evening, local people found their bodies lying in a pool of blood and informed police.
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On information, police recovered the bodies around 7:30 pm on and sent those to Jamalpur General Hospital morgue for autopsy.
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The reason behind the killing could not be known immediately.
Miscreants might have killed them over previous enmity, said the OC.
3 members of a family found dead in Mirsarai: 2 held
A couple and their young son were found slaughtered at their Jorarganj house in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram district early Thursday.
The deceased were identified as Mostafa Saudagar, 67, a grocery shop owner, Josnara Begum, 55, wife of Mostafa and Ahmed Hossain, 25, son of Mostafa of Madhyam Sona Pahar area in Jorarganj.
Quoting local people, Nur Hossain Mamun, officer-in-charge of Jorarganj Police Station, said neigbours spotted the throat-slit bodies of the three people lying on the floor of the house in the morning and informed them.
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On information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to the local hospital morgue for autopsy.
Police, meanwhile, detained Saddam, elder son of Mostafa, and Saddam’s wife, Ainun Nahar, for interrogation.
However, the motive behind the killing could not be known yet but it is suspected that enmity over ancestral property might be the reason behind the gruesome murders.
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“Police are investigating the incident to unearth the reason and identify the killers,” said OC.
Tourist’s body recovered from Nikli Haor, another goes missing
The body of a tourist who drowned in Nikli Haor in Kishorganj on Friday was recovered Saturday morning.
The deceased was identified as Roni,22, a pickup driver from Cumilla.
Besides, Md Alamgir, 20 of Gaibandha district, who also drowned in the waterbody, remained missing.
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According to locals, both of them drowned around 11 am Friday while taking bath in the waterbody at Ghoradhigha village in Nikli Upazila on Friday.
Officer-in-Charge of Md Shamsul Islam said the body of one tourist was recovered and rescue operation is going on to find the missing one.
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Mother-son duo found dead in Kushtia
A mother-son duo was found dead in her parents' house in the Thanapara Bandh area of Kushtia town early on Wednesday.
The deceased were identified as Aklima Khatun, wife of auto driver Ratan, and their nine-month-old son Jim.
Locals said that Aklima went to her father's house, adjacent to her husband's home, on Tuesday night as repair work was underway at the family home.
On Wednesday morning, locals found Aklima's body hanging from the ceiling in her parents' house and her child lying dead on a bed in the same room.
Family members of the deceased said that Aklima was suffering from mental depression and had been undergoing treatment for a long time.
Police said the bodies were sent to Kushtia General Hospital's morgue for post-mortem.
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Sabbirul Alam, officer-in-charge of Kushtia Model police station, said, "Prima facie, it seems that Aklima committed suicide after suffocating her child to death."
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"However, we are waiting for the post-mortem report," he added.
Woman, her two children found dead in Bandarban
A woman and her two minor children were found dead at their home in Bandarban district's Champatoli on Friday night, police said.
The deceased were identified as Mazeda Begum, 40, wife of an expatriate in Kuwait, Nur Mohammad, and their two children -- 13-year-old son Rafi and 10-month-old daughter Noori.
Their bodies were discovered by Abdul Khalek, brother of Nur Mohammad, on Friday night, police said.
Assistant superintendent of Lama Circle Police Reazwanul Islam said, "Getting no response from his sister-in-law, Abdul peeped through the window of the house around 7.30 pm and found the bodies of the trio lying on the floor."
Cops were soon informed and a team from the local police station recovered the bodies after breaking open the door of the house around 8.15 pm.
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Police have arrested six people in connection with the deaths.
Those arrested have been identified as Shah Alam, Mohammad Khaled, Abdur Rashid, brother-in-law of Nur, Rahela Begum, elder sister of Nur, Rabiul, younger brother of Nur and Saidur Rahman.
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Police are trying to ascertain the motive behind the alleged killings.
Narayanganj launch capsize death toll jumps to 28
Two more bodies were retrieved from the sunken launch in the Sitalakkhya River, pushing the death toll from the accident to 28 until Monday evening.
Police identified the deceased as Runa Aktar, 24, Soleman Bepari, 60, his wife Bebi Begum, 55, Sunita Saha, 40, her sons Bikash Saha, 22, Anik Saha, 12, Sakhina, 45, Bithi, 18, her daughter Arifa, 1, Pratima Shwarma, 50, Shamsuddin, 90, his wife Rehena Begum, 65, Md Jakir, 45, Hafizur Rahman, 24, his wife Tahmina, 20, their son Abdullah, 1, Narayan Das, 65, his wife Parboti Rani Das, 45, Saiful, 45, Ajmir, 15, Shah Alam Mridha, 55, Jakir Hossain, 45, Moharani, 37, Anowar Hossain, 45, Maksuda Begum, 30, her daughter Mansura, 7, Rizvi, 20, and Sauda Aktar Lata, 18.
Munshiganj-bound launch ML Rabit Al Hasan was carrying around 50 passengers when it capsized after being hit by an oil-laden tanker around 6pm on Sunday in Narayanganj. Police said the oil tanker could not be seized.
Around 20 passengers managed to swim ashore after the collision. Five bodies were recovered that night.
Golam Maula Sadeque, chairman of Bangladesh Inland and Water Transport Authority (BIWTA), said divers from local Fire Service and Coast Guard managed to salvage the sunken launch with the help of a salvage ship and recovered 21 more bodies from it at noon.
Upazila Health Officer (UNO) Nahida Barik handed over the bodies to their families at 2pm.
Relatives say nine passengers are still unaccounted for.
Two separate probe bodies were formed by Narayanganj Deputy Commissioner and the BIWTA under the Shipping Ministry to look into the incident.
Abducted schoolboy found murdered in Joypurhat
A ninth-grader was found dead at Belar Gumti in Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat on Wednesday, four days after he had gone missing.
3 members of a family found dead in Kishoreganj: 4 held
Three members of a family including a minor, were found dead at Jamshite village in Katiadi upazila on Thursday night.
Housewife found dead in Rajshahi
Police on Friday recovered the hanging body of a housewife from a mango orchard at Pirgacha village in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi.
Two siblings found dead along border in Feni
Bodies of two siblings were recovered from the No Mans’ Land along Bangladesh-India border in Parshuram upazila of Feni on Sunday.