Bodies of two sisters were recovered from their flat in Kalinagar area under Hajaribagh Police Station in the city on Monday (November 13, 2023).
The deceased were identified as Jesmin Akhter, 44, and her younger sister Nasrin Akhter, 35.
Both the bodies bore several marks of injuries. The bodies of two sisters were kept at the morgue of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), said SI Shawon Kumar of Hazaribagh Police Station.
Nazir Hossain, brother of the deceased, said that both of his sisters had been suffering from mental health problems. He said Nasrin killed her elder sister Jesmin first and then she committed suicide.
When the family members entered their room, they found that Jesmin’s throat-slit body lying on the floor and Nasrin alive with injuries, he said.
She was rushed to the DMCH where she succumbed to her injuries in the wee hours.
It will be known after investigation whether they were murdered or committed suicide, said SI Shawon Kumar.
