Police have recovered the bodies of four members of the same family from their residence in Paba upazila in Rajshahi.
The bodies were found around 9am on Friday at their mud-built house Bamunshikhar area of the upazila.
The deceased were identified as Minarul Islam, 30, his wife Sadhina Begum, 28, son Mahim, 13 and 18-month-old daughter Mithila. Mahim was a eighth grader at Kharkhari High School.
The Commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP), Mohammad Abu Sufian, has confirmed the discovery of four bodies. He told the Times of Bangladesh, “A forensic team has been called to the site. We are heading there now, and after preliminary investigations, we will provide more details about the incident.”
According to Abdul Malek, the father-in-law of the Minarul, said that Minarul, a farmer by profession, who had been burdened by debts. The bodies of the Sadhina and her daughter were found in the northern part of the house, while Minarul was found hanging from a ceiling fan, and his son Mahim was found dead in the southern part.
Locals suspected that, unable to bear the burden of debt, Minarul committed suicide after killing his wife and two children.
