Father Found Hanging, Twin Baby Girls Dead in Same Room in Banshkhali

Police have recovered the hanging body of Md. Zahed Hossain (50) from a room at his in-laws' house in Banshkhali, Chattogram, along with the bodies of his seven-month-old twin daughters, Zarin and Jasia, from the same room.

Zahed Hossain was the son of the late former upazila chairman Badiul Alam.

The incident took place around 6pm on Friday (13 November) at Puichhari Maolar Para in Ward No. 1 of Puichhari Union in the upazila.

Police have taken the deceased's wife, mother-in-law and sister-in-law into custody for questioning on suspicion of involvement in the incident.

Local sources said Zahed Hossain married Afia Begum, daughter of Shamsul Alam of Puichhari Union, in a family-arranged ceremony one and a half years ago.

For the first three months after the wedding the couple lived in a rented house in the city. Zahed later moved with his wife into his in-laws' home.

Banshkhali Fire Service and Civil Defence station officer Md. Mizanur Rahman said, “A fire service team reached the scene around 6pm. Zahed Hossain was found hanging from a beam of the room, and the two babies were found dead side by side on the floor beside the bed in the same room.”

Assistant Superintendent of Police (Anwara Circle) Mahmudul Hasan said, “A note was recovered from the scene, in which it was written that he was owed Tk 2 lakh by his mother-in-law.”

He said it was being verified whether the letter was written by Zahed. The bodies were recovered with the help of police and locals, and the process of post-mortem examination is under way.

Mahmudul Hasan said legal action is being taken subject to investigation to uncover the real cause of the deaths.