A minor girl was strangulated to death in the city’s Vatara area on Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Ayesha Akhtar Yasfa, 7, daughter of Yasin Munshi of the area.
Ayesha was found lying unconscious at their neighbour’s room with clothes wrapped around her neck and her hands and legs tied in the afternoon.
She was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where doctors declared her dead, said Inspector Md Bachchu Mia, DMCH police outpost in-charge.