Concern over killing of six of a family

By Staff Correspondent
23 May 2007, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh Mahila Parishad yesterday expressed concern over killing of six people, including four women of the same family at Narsingdi and demanded exemplary punishment to the responsible people.

In a statement, it said police recovered the decomposed bodies from a house in Bhelanagar of the district town on Tuesday.

The murderers according to pre-plan entered the house cutting open the grills of a window and killed Rais Uddin, 52, his wife Salma Begum, 46, their son Rajib, 24, and daughters Yuona, 28, Swarna, 18, and niece Urmi, 8, who was also adopted as a daughter.

Police picked up Abul Kalam, a nephew of Rais, for interrogation.

The parishad urged the caretaker government to take necessary steps to bring the criminals to book.