3 missing women found dead

Police recovered bodies of three women of a family, who had earlier gone missing from Gazipur, from the Jamuna River at Enayetpur of Sirajganj district on Monday morning.

The victims -- Meherun Akter, 45, wife of Hadikul Mondol, Nasrin Mondol, 30, wife of Badal Mondol, and Nasrin's adopted daughter Jaimati, 5, went out from their Tengra village home in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur district to see a doctor on Sunday, police quoted the family members as saying.

"They went out from the house at about 11:00am on Sunday to consult a doctor for Jaimati. After going to Gazipur Chowrasta at noon they called the family members. Then they had no contact with us," Md Shafikul Islam, uncle of Nasrin, said.

"After hearing about recovery of three women's bodies here, family members came here and identified the bodies today [Tuesday]," said Md Rashidul Hasan Bishwas, officer in charge (OC) of Enayetpur Police Station.

"Earlier informed by locals, police recovered the bodies from the southern part of the Jamuna River near Khawaza Eunus Ali Medical College and Hospital at about 11:00am.

"There were injury marks in the necks of the victims. It seems they were strangled dead and thrown into the river.

"A case was filed with Enayetpur Police Station and the police started investigating the incident," the OC said.