OUR CORRESPONDENT, Narayanganj

Police yesterday recovered the bodies of two women and a child from a pile of debris in Siddhirganj of Narayanganj.

The deceased are Lamia Akhter, 22, her son Rafsan Labib, 3, and her elder sister Swapna Akhter, 35. They were residents of Mizmizi Paschimpara area, said police. Lamia’s husband Md Yasin, 23, was arrested in this regard.

Locals spotted a severed hand near a pile of debris on the side of the road in the area around 1:15pm and informed police.

Later, police went to the spot and recovered several body parts buried in the pile, said Md Hasinuzzaman, additional superintendent of Narayanganj police.

Several body parts of Lamia and Swapna were found in sacks. But the child’s body was not dismembered, he said.

“After primary investigation and interrogation, we suspect that Yasin was involved in the killing,” he said. Lamia’s another sister Munmun said Lamia used to work in a garments factory and Yasin is an auto-rickshaw driver. They got married in 2022 after being in a relationship.

Swapna lived with Lamia’s family, said Munmun. “Yasin often demanded money from Lamia. Whenever Lamia refused, Yasin used to physically torture her,” said Munmun.

Police suspect that the killing took place around four days ago, said the additional SP, adding however, no evidence was found in the rented house. No case was filed till filing of the report around 8:00pm last night.