Kid killed, father goes into hiding

A three-year-old girl was killed allegedly by her father in Nandail upazila.

Police yesterday recovered the body of Shanta, daughter of farmer Nazim Uddin, 55, of Bonati village, said Md Yunus Ali, officer-in-charge of Nandail Police Station.

Police said Nazim married Shuva Akhter, 27, of adjacent Dakkin Koirati village five years ago and the couple had three-year-old daughter Shanta. It was Nazim's third marriage.

Following a family feud, Shuva divorced Nazim last year and married another man in Chandpur, said the OC. Since then, Nazim had been bringing up Shanta but she went missing on December 24. 

Victim's grandfather Taher Uddin filed a case accusing Nazim, the OC said. The killer might have strangled the girl, he said, adding that Nazim went into hiding soon after the incident.