Police recovered a man and his wife from a house in the capital's Jatrabari area on Thursday (June 20).

The incident happened any time from Wednesday night to early Thursday.

The deceased were identified as Shafiqur Rahman, 60, and his wife Farida Yasmin, 50.

Jatrabari Police Station Officer in Charge (OC) Abul Hassan confirmed the matter.

He said the couple lived on the first floor of a four-storey building at West Momenbag. Shafiqur Rahman was the owner of the building. The couple's only son Imon is working at the Police's special branch. He went to his grandfather's house on Wednesday and his wife to her father's house.

Getting information, he said, a police team went to the house this morning and recovered the bodies of the couple, which bore several injury marks. 

Farida's body was found in their bedroom and Shafiqur's body was found in the parking which is on the ground floor, he added.

The couple might have been killed any time at night, he added.

The bodies were sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).

BDST: 1335 HRS, JUNE 20, 2024
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