A woman and her daughter were found dead with their throats slit at the family’s home in Melendah upazila, Jamalpur on Saturday.
Police recovered the bodies of Jaiful, 50, and Shopna Begum, 25, from a bedroom of their home near Gobindapur Jamir Uddin Pilot High School at around 8pm, confirmed Melandah police OC MM Moinul Islam.
“We believe they have been murdered. We have launched an investigation,” he added.
Locals said Jaiful had been a widow for a long time. She had two sons, who live abroad, and three daughters - one of whom was killed along with her.
They alleged that the women were likely murdered over some bad blood.