Parents held for `killing` of 10-year-old daughter

Police detained a couple for allegedly killing their daughter in the Mirpur-11 area in the capital on Friday (May 28).

The detainees are identified as Sohel Rana and his wife Parvin Begum.

Confirming the matter, Pallabi police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Parvez Islam said, the minor girl was beaten by her stepmother this morning.

At one stage, Sohana Aktar, 10, received a head injury. Later, she was taken to a local hospital where she died under treatment.