Keraniganj: Police recovered the decomposed bodies of a mother and her daughter from a private tutor’s flat in Keraniganj on Thursday. They were allegedly killed over pressure to repay an NGO loan taken by the tutor. The victims were identified as Rokeya Begum (32) and her daughter Fatema (14), an eighth-grade student. Their bodies were recovered on Thursday night from a flat in the Muktirbagh area under Keraniganj Model Police Station.

According to United News of Bangladesh, Officer-in-Charge M Saiful Alam stated that police responded to a 999 call around 9:00 pm after locals reported a foul smell emanating from a second-floor flat of a five-storey building. Upon breaking open the door, police found Rokeya’s body concealed in a box bed and Fatema’s body hanging from the bathroom ceiling, both wrapped in cloth.

Police arrested private tutor Nusrat Nur Jahan and her younger sister Mim, accusing them of killing the duo on December 25. The alleged motive behind the murder is linked to Rokeya pressuring Nusrat to repay a Tk 1.5 lakh loan for which Rokeya was the guarantor. A murder case has been filed, and the accused were sent to court on Friday.