- A retired Hindu school teacher, along with his wife and two children, were allegedly killed at their residence in Bangladesh’s Rangpur city.
- Police detained two men, identified as Mughdho and Siddhartha, who are cousins, for their involvement in the killings.
- The duo allegedly entered the rooftop of the house through a neighboring building and took the drug yaba there on Thursday night (August 20, 2026), according to Rangpur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mohammad Abdul Mabud.
- Ganapati Chakraborty went to the rooftop after hearing noises and questioned the two men; to avoid exposure, the suspects strangled him with a gamchha (thin cotton towel) he was carrying.
- Hearing the noise, his wife went upstairs and was allegedly strangled with a piece of cloth on the staircase.
- 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); police said the family had no known disputes or enmity with anyone.
- Relatives expressed shock and said the family had no enemies; Ganapati had retired from Rangpur Zilla School and later worked as a homoeopathic practitioner.
- The precise timeline, motives, and sequence of events remain under investigation as forensic experts gather evidence.
A retired Hindu school teacher, Ganapati Chakraborty, 65, his wife Pritilata, 50, and their children Agami, 23, and Priyam, 12, were found dead in their locked home in Rangpur, Bangladesh.
The police recovered the bodies around 11:30 p.m. on August 21, 2026, after relatives reported losing contact with the family.
According to police, the family had no known disputes or enemies, raising questions about the motive behind the killings.
The suspects, Mughdho and Siddhartha, allegedly entered the home through a neighboring rooftop and killed Ganapati after he confronted them about their presence.2
His wife was also attacked when she came to investigate the noise, and the children were killed during the incident.
Puja Chakraborty, Pritilata's sister, expressed disbelief, stating, “I cannot understand who killed my sister and her entire family, or why and when it happened.”
The police have launched a comprehensive investigation, with forensic teams gathering evidence from the scene. Officer Nazmul Kader confirmed that the bodies were found in various locations within the house, with Ganapati's body on the roof and the others on the staircase and under a bed.
The investigation continues as authorities seek to uncover the timeline and motives behind this tragic incident.
“The suspects allegedly entered the rooftop via a neighboring building and took the drug yaba there on Thursday night, police said. Ganapati Chakraborty, who retired from Rangpur Zilla School and later worked as a homoeopathic practitioner, was strangled with a gamchha after confronting them; his wife was killed on the staircase.”
