A father allegedly beat his 8-year-old son to death in Pallabi area of the capital on Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Zubayer, son of Selim Mia, a resident of Narsingdi's Sadar Upazila. Zubayer used to live with his father in Dhaka's Pallabi area.
Zubayer fell sick after his father beat him on Wednesday night. Later, his father took him to Kurmitola General Hospital on Thursday morning under the pressure of neighbors. Zubayer later died at the hospital while undergoing treatment there.
On information, police recovered the body on Thursday afternoon and sent it to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue, Apurbo Hasan, officer-in-charge (OC) of Pallabi police station confirmed.
Police also detained Selim Mia over the incident, added the OC.