A 38-year-old woman and her daughter were reportedly hacked to death by some miscreants in Sharankhola upazila of Bagherhat on Friday, reports UNB.
Papia Begum was the wife of Abu Zafar Hawladar, a resident of Uttar Rajapur village. Her daughter Sauda Jeni was 6 years old.
The incident took place at around 7 pm on Friday at Uttar Rajapur village under Rayenda union of the upazila.
According to locals, a gang of miscreants entered the house of the woman and hacked them with sharp weapons, leaving Jeni dead on the spot.
Papia was rushed to Sharankhola Health Complex, where doctors declared her dead on arrival.
On information, police recovered the bodies, said Md Ekram Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sharankhola police station.
"We contacted the victims' family members and are investigating the murder," added the OC.
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