A madrasa girl has been raped and murdered, and her body hung naked in Morolganj of Bagerhat.
The victim, from the Pashchim Baharbunia upazila in Morolganj, was a sixth-grader of the Chhaprakhali Gazirghat Dakhil Madrasa in the same upazila.
Her body was recovered from her own house on Tuesday afternoon.
The victim's father said: "After having my lunch, I went outside my house around 3pm. My wife was not in the house. Around 5pm, I heard and went to find my daughter hanging from the ceiling, without any clothes on."
Locals said the victim's body bore bite marks at different places. Her torn clothes were found discarded around her.
Victim's uncle Md Khalil Sheikh said: "Taking advantage of the fact that nobody was inside, miscreants entered her room and raped her. They were blasting loud music to drown out her screams."
Morolganj police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) KM Azizul Islam said: "We have sent a police team to the spot after hearing of the incident. But it will take some time for them to reach, as the area is quite inaccessible at this time of the year."
The police are yet to identify the culprits.
Local Union Parishad (UP) Chairman Ripon Talukder said: "After police notified me, I looked into the matter, and received confirmation that a girl was found hanging after she was raped."