Hindu family of 4 found murdered in Bangladesh town

DHAKA: Four members of a Hindu family were found murdered last Tuesday in an apartment in Bhairab town of Kishoreganj district, 77km northeast of Dhaka, reports Ahsan Tasnim. The deceased have been identified as 32-year-old Jony Biswas, his pregnant wife, and their two children. Police filed a murder case Wednesday, but suspected that Jony might have killed his family and died by suicide. "We are investigating," an officer said. The deaths sparked tension amid a sharp rise in violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh.