OUR CORRESPONDENT, Patuakhali

An 11-year-old girl was murdered by her uncle in Patuakhali’s Rangabali upazila, allegedly on the orders of the child’s father, police said.

The victim, Ayesha Moni, was a fifth-grade student from Majhneta village in Rangabali.

Md Sirajul Islam, officer-in-charge of Rangabali Police Station, said the child’s father had ordered the killing, according to the victim’s paternal uncle Rubel Pyada, who confessed before Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Dolon Hasan under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure on Monday.

The court sent Rubel to jail following his confession, he said, adding that based on his statement, the child’s father Babul Pyada was arrested the same night and sent to jail yesterday.

Police said Ayesha had learned about her father’s extramarital affair and shared the information with her elder sister and mother, who is currently abroad.

Following this, Babul allegedly On On

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