Three of a family murdered at home
Five members of two families in Pabna and Moulvibazar were found dead in their houses yesterday.
In Pabna, three members of a family were found dead at their rented house in Sadar upazila's Dilalpur area.
The dead are Abdul Jabbar, 60, a retired senior officer of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank, his wife Summa Begum, 55, and their daughter Sanjida Khatun, 12.
Nasim Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Pabna Sadar Police Station, said they recovered decomposed bodies of the trio on information.
The victims were strangled to death and their bodies were chopped. Their house was ransacked too. They might be killed two to three days ago, the OC said.
The bodies were sent to Pabna Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsies, he added.
Jabbar's sister Nazma Begum said her brother retired a year ago and was staying at the rented house with his wife for the sake of their daughter's education.
Nurul Islam Nuru, brother of Summa Begum, said this was a planned murder and sought proper investigation to find out the culprits.
Meanwhile in Moulvibazar, bodies of a mother and her daughter were found at their house in Sreemangal upazila's Purbo Jamshi area.
The dead are Jayeda Begum, 55, and her daughter Yeasmin Akther, 25, said Nayan Karkun, inspector of Sreemangal Police Station.
The mother and daughter were stabbed to death. Police recovered their bodies on information from the locals, he added.
Wahid Miah, son of Jayeda Begum, said, he was at his in-laws house when the murder took place. "My aunt informed me of the murder in the morning."
The bodies were sent to Moulviabazar Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsies, Inspector Nayan said. Our Pabna and Moulvibazar correspondents contributed to this report.
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