A woman, Tania Akter, was living at a flat on the first floor of a building at Begunbari Master Goli in Dhaka’s Sabujbagh area with her 3-year-old daughter and 10-month old son.
Her husband Maidul Islam was in Faridpur, where he works as a technician at Faridpur Medical College Hospital.
Tania was hacked to death on Saturday evening. The killer switched the stoves on before leaving, hoping that the house would catch fire, reports bdnews24.com.
Later, the 3-year-old minor girl informed their neighbours about the killing of her mother as the door of their flat was open after the murder.
Then neighbours informed the law enforcement agencies through hotline 999 and the body of the woman was recovered.
The police also rescued the two babies. The 10-month-old boy was admitted to Mugda Medical College Hospital.
On Sunday, police said they have identified an air-conditioner repairman, Bappy, as the suspect in the murder.
They believe the 30-year-old Bappy, identified with a single name, hacked to death Tania Akter she tried to stop him from taking away cash and valuables.
“We expect to arrest him soon,” said Abdul Ahad, a deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
“3 to 4 Bhoris [1 Bhori = 11.664 grams] of gold ornament, around Tk 15,000 in cash, and a mobile phone were missing from the house after the murder,” said Moradul Islam, chief of Sabujbagh Police Station.
Bappy had repaired the air-conditioner around a year ago and that is why the family called him, Moradul said. Bappy does not have a permanent business address.
