The bodies of a couple and their two children have been found inside a home in Dhaka’s Wapda Bihari camp area, as investigators began an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
Police identified the deceased as Mohamamd Masum, 35, his wife Fatema Akter Sumi, 30, and their two children-- Minhaz, 4, and Asad, 2.
Farzina Nasrin, additional deputy police commissioner (Mirpur), said Masum, a rickshaw-puller used to live with his family at a tin-shed house at Wapda-3 building in Pallabi-11 area.
His wife used to work as a domestic help in different households.
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According to local people, the family had taken loans from various local associations and was under heavy debt.
They said lenders frequently visited their house to demand repayment.
“It primarily appears that the couple killed their two children before committing suicide,” said Farzina Nasrin.
An investigation is underway to ascertain the exact cause behind the deaths of four people, she added.