Police detained a man for his alleged involvement in the death of his wife and daughter at Merul Badda in Dhaka.
Police retrieved the bodies of Brishty Khatun, 33, a native of Tongibari upazila in Munshiganj, and her 10-year-old daughter Sanja Marua from Farazy Hospital in Banasree after receiving a 999 call on Wednesday.
Sanja Marua was an English-medium madrasa student. Brishty’s husband SM Selim has been detained over the matter.
The couple has been living in a flat owned by Selim in West Merul Badda. They have another eight-month-old child.
The bodies were recovered from the hospital’s emergency department and sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital's morgue afterwards for an autopsy, Badda Police Station Sub-Inspector Sadeque Mia said.
“An investigation will confirm whether it’s a case of murder or suicide. Selim has been detained over allegations made by Brishty’s relatives.”
Brishty’s maternal uncle, Sohel Shikdar, alleged that his niece was either killed by poisoning or smothered with a pillow. “Her daughter was also killed as she may have witnessed the murder.”
He claimed that Brishty’s husband was having a number of extramarital affairs. The couple had a row recently after Selim returned from a trip to Cox’s Bazar. Sohel believes Brishty was killed when she protested Selim’s behaviour.
