Police in Chattogram have recovered the bodies of a man and his daughter from a house on Saturday (Oct 19).

Thirty-two-year-old Md Arif and 4-year-old Bibi Fatema was found with their throats slit at a house in the port city's Nimtali area, said  OC Sukanta Chakrabarty of the local Bandar police station.

“The bodies were recovered around 9.30 am after locals reported to the police station,” he said.

The girl's mother, 'Hasina' has been detained over the incident, said Assistant Commissioner (Port) Kamrul Hasan of Chattogram metro police (CMP).

 “She is now in custody. We suspect she might have killed them over a conjugal dispute. We are now interrogating her for details,” said the senior police official.