Detectives have detained the main suspect and another in the murder of a mother and her daughter in the port city of Chittagong early on Wednesday.
Main accused Raihan, a student of USTC university who used to harass the daughter, and another Shahid said to have confessed to the double murder.
Raihan was held from Malibagh area of the capital around 5am, Chittagong Metropolitan Police Detective Branch Deputy Commissioner Kushim Dewan said.
The other, Shahid, was detained from a house in Khulshi area of Chittagong city after Tuesday midnight, she added. “They have confessed about the killing.”
Raihan was being taken to Chittagong until the time of filing this report.
On Monday, Rizia Khatun and her daughter Saima Naznin, a Secondary School Certificate (SSC) candidate, were found slaughtered in their Agrabad residence.
Elder sibling Saif Reza blamed Raihan for the incident as he used to harass Saima for some time after being rejected for a love affair.