Man, wife, child found buried in backyard

A man, his wife and their child were found buried in their backyard in Katiadi upazila of Kishoreganj.

On information, police dug up the bodies of Asad Miya, 50, his wife Parvin Aktar, 42, and their boy Md Liyon, 11, on Thursday night.

Quoting local people, police said Asad along with his family went to sleep on Wednesday night but they remained missing since Thursday morning.

The incident came to light when Tofazzal, another son of Asad, returned home and could not find them. Later, he informed the matter to police.

Confirming the matter to Dhaka Tribune, Kishoreganj Superintendent of Police Mashruqur Rahman Khaled, said after getting information, a team of police went to the house of Asad for investigation.

Around 9 pm on Thursday, local people spotted a hand covered under the soil at the back of the house and informed police, who came unearthed the bodies around 10:30 pm, said SP.

Police suspect that miscreants might have killed them over a land dispute or family feud.

Asad’s younger brother Deen Islam, among four people, were taken to the police station for questioning following the incident.