Retired Hindu school teacher, wife, and children killed in Bangladesh; 2 detained

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A retired Hindu school teacher, along with his wife and two children were allegedly killed at their residence in Bangladesh’s Rangpur city, according to a media report.

The deceased were identified as Ganapati Chakraborty, 65, Pritilata Chakraborty, 50, Agami Chakraborty Prarthi, 23, and Priyam Chakraborty, 12, the Daily Star newspaper reported.

The police have detained two men, identified as Mughdho and Siddhartha, for their involvement in the killings. They are cousins.

The duo allegedly entered the rooftop of Chakraborty's house through a neighbouring building and took the drug yaba there on Thursday night (August 20, 2026), Rangpur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mohammad Abdul Mabud said in a media briefing on Sunday (August 23, 2026).

According to the official, Ganapati Chakraborty went to the rooftop after hearing noises and questioned the two men about their presence there.

To avoid being exposed, the suspects strangled him with a gamchha (thin cotton towel) he had been carrying on his shoulder, police said.

Hearing the noise, his wife went upstairs. The suspects allegedly strangled her with a piece of cloth on the staircase, the official said.

The couple's daughter and son were also killed during the incident, police said.

The bodies of the four family members were recovered from their locked house in the Daspara area of Rangpur city around 11:30 p.m. on Friday (August 21, 2026).

The police said the family had no known disputes or enmity with anyone.

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