Mother, daughter stabbed dead in Munshiganj

A 32-year-old woman and her minor daughter were stabbed to death at Dakkhin Rajanagar in Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj district on Monday.

The deceased were identified as Amena Begum, wife of Mizan Mia and their daughter Mariam, 8.

According to sources, Amena Begum along with her family used to live at the rented house of one Nuruzzaman Sarkar.

Getting no response from the house till noon, local people entered the house and found the bodies of Amena and her daughter.

Upon receiving information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to a local hospital morgue.

Police said the husband went into hiding.

Sirajdikhan police station officer-in-charge (OC) Abdul Hannan said that the killings may have been linked to family disputes or an extramarital affair.

Police are investigating the incidents and trying to arrest Mizan, he said.

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