An old man and his daughter-in-law were allegedly strangled to death at their home at Dupchanchia in Bogura on Tuesday night.
The victims, Aftab Ali, 65, and his daughter-in-law Riva Akhtar, 35, were residents of Lakshmindal village in the upazila.
Aftab lived with Riva in the village as his son, Shahjahan, is a Saudi expatriate.
According to police and people of the area, the two had dinner together and went to their separate bedrooms to sleep.
The following morning, Riva鈥檚 five-year-old daughter found her mother鈥檚 lifeless body and began crying, which prompted neighbours to rush in.
They found the bodies lying in the rooms and informed the police.
Officer-in-charge of Dupchanchia police station Faridul Islam said that they recovered the bodies from the house and sent to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital for an autopsy. 鈥榃e are considering all possible motives, including prior enmity, family disputes or even a robbery attempt.鈥�
Officers from both the local police station and the Police Bureau of Investigation have begun investigation to identify the accused involved with the murders.
Law enforcers suspect that unidentified assailants broke into the house at night and strangled Aftab with a rope and Riva with a scarf before fleeing.
