Sun News Desk : A woman and her daughter was hacked to death by miscreants in Bagerhat on Friday.
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The victim were identified as Papia Begum, 35, wife of Abu Zafar Hawladar, a resident of that village, and her daughter Sauda Jemi, 5.
Locals said a gang of miscreants entered the house of the woman and hacked them with sharp weapons. The girl died on the spot.
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Papia was rescued in a critical condition and taken to Sharankhola Health Complex around 8 pm where the on-duty doctor declared her dead.
Police recovered the bodies of the mother and daughter around 9 pm. However, the police could not immediately tell who committed the murder.
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Rayenda UP chairman Ajmal Hossain Mukta said the victim Papia's husband Abu Zafar Hawladar lives in Dhaka for his work. Her son Jihad, 15, works in a shop in Pirojpur's Mathbaria upazila. Papia used to live at home with her daughter.
Ikram Hossain, Sarankhola police station officer-in-charge, said legal steps are underway in this regard.
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