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filed a case making Ayesha, who had taken up the job just four days earlier, as the sole accused.

She allegedly made away with a mobile phone, a laptop, gold ornaments and cash after the killings. The gold ornaments include a chain and earrings of slain Laila, whom the suspected killer stabbed at least 30 times.

A relative of the victims said they have yet to fully ascertain which valuables were taken from the house as they were busy with the funeral rites.

The keys to the doors and other lockers were kept together on a key fob, which went missing a day before the murders. The family suspects that the house help stole the fob to get her hands on the valuables, he added.

Meanwhile, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali yesterday urged city residents to verify the identity of domestic workers before hiring them.

He recommended keeping a copy of the worker’s national identity card, a recently taken passport-size photograph and the names and addresses of at least two references to confirm their identity.

Such crimes can often be prevented if residents exercise caution, he said in a press release.

The DMP commissioner also reiterated the importance of properly filling out tenant registration forms and cooperating with police in gathering citizen information.