Published : 11 Dec 2025, 03:02 AM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 02:52 PM
Police have arrested domestic worker Ayesha Akhter and her husband in connection with the murders of a mother and daughter in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur.
They were detained around 12:30pm on Wednesday in Nalchity Upazila, Jhalakathi, at the home of the paternal aunt of the husband, Rabbi -- identified by a single name.
Rabbi’s aunt Minara Begum told reporters that the couple had arrived at the house on Wednesday morning.
They had been living in Dhaka for a long time and had no contact with her family, she said.
“We didn’t recognise him at first. After he introduced himself, we realised who he was. His wife was with him. Shortly after we served them breakfast, police arrived and arrested them.”
Minara said Rabbi’s mother accompanied police and told the family that she had given them information on her son and daughter-in-law.
Rabbi said, “Poverty drives people to many things. When my wife tried to leave that house with some belongings, like a mobile phone and laptop, the homeowner held her from behind. She did this to save her own life.”
Nalchity Police Station’s investigation officer Ashraf Ali said a team from Mohammadpur zone arrested Ayesha.
“Details will be provided from Dhaka,” he said.
Police recovered the bodies of Laila Firoz, 48, and her daughter Nafisa Lawal Binte Aziz, 15, from their Mohammadpur residence on Monday.
That night, Laila’s husband, schoolteacher AZM Azizul Islam, filed a murder case naming Ayesha as the suspect.
