Bagerhat:Police have recovered the body of a seven-year-old girl found inside a sack in Mollahat upazila of Bagerhat.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the deceased, Muslima Khatun, was the daughter of Islam Sheikh, a van driver from Kachuria village in Mollahat upazila. She was a student at a local madrasa.
Md Shahdat Hossain, the officer-in-charge of Mollahat Police Station, reported that locals informed the police after discovering the child's body near a betel leaf field in Kachuria village. The police retrieved Muslima's body from the sack around 9 p.m.
The officer stated that the girl appeared to have been killed by having her throat slit. Authorities are actively investigating to determine the motive behind the murder and to arrest those responsible. Further legal actions are being pursued in connection with the incident.