Father kills daughter

Sadia Khatun, daughter of Shafikul Islam Khokon of Maheshpur village in the upazila, was a student of class 9 in Kahalu Tairun Nesa High School. The father fixed her marriage with his selected person three days after the upcoming holy Eid-ul-Azha, as he came to know that Sadia, 15, had developed an affair with a youth, locals said. Shafikul hit Sadia on her head with a rod during an altercation with her over the issue, leaving her dead instantly. He went into hiding soon after the incident. Police recovered the dead body while the family members of Sadia were about to bury the body in the morning. The police sent the body to Bogra Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital morgue. Nur- A- Alam Siddiki, officer-in-charge of Kahalu police staion, confirmed the incident though he could not ascertain the reason behind the killing instantly. No case had been filed till filing of the report at 6.30pm.