A father allegedly strangled his daughter to death at Char Basanti Purba Para village of Nakla Upazila in Sherpur on Sunday.
The deceased was Morium, 7, daughter of Babu Mia.
His another daughter Mim Akter, aged three and a half years, was admitted to Sherpur District Hospital with injuries on neck.
Nakla Police Station Officer-in-Charge Ripon Chandra Gop said being informed by locals Morium’s body was recovered from the spot.
Police arrested Babu Mia when he was trying to flee, he said.
Initial investigations indicate that Babu locked into an altercation with his wife Hasina Begum over family feud and at one stage he strangled Morium to death, said OC (Investigation) Abul Kashem.
The father also attacked younger daughter Mim, leaving her injured.
Local people have expressed deep grief and demanded strict punishment for the killer.