Police yesterday arrested a couple on charge of killing their five-year-old son at Madhabpur in Hobiganj.
Police nabbed them after recovering the body of their son Ismail from their residence.
Police said Rozob Ali, a resident of ward 3 under Madhabpur municipality, had filed a missing report three days ago.
Yesterday morning, neighbouring people got odour from their residence and at one stage they started searching their house. Then, they found the body under a paddy barn. On receiving information, police went to the spot and recovered the body and arrested the couple.
Molla Monir Hossain, officer-charge of Madhabpur police station, told the Dhaka Tribune that they were interrogating the parents over the killing.