Banshkhali:Police and Fire Service personnel recovered the bodies of a man and his seven-month-old twin daughters from his father-in-law's house in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram on Friday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Md. Zahed, 55, son of the late Badiul Alam, a former acting chairman of Banshkhali Upazila Parishad, and his daughters, Jasia Jannat and Jarin Jannat.
According to United News of Bangladesh, Zahed's body was discovered hanging from a concrete pillar, while the infants were found on a bed inside their locked home in Puichhari union. The incident came to light after Afia Begum, Zahed's wife, left the children with him to attend a local mosque prayer around noon. Upon her return in the afternoon, she found the house locked, leading neighbors to contact emergency services. Fire Service personnel subsequently forced entry into the home.
Officer-in-Charge Md. Rabiul Haq of Banshkhali Police Station stated that the bodies were sent to Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) morgue for autopsies. Police are investigating the case, suspecting either a family dispute or mental depression as potential causes behind the deaths. Zahed's wife, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law have been taken into custody for questioning.