Bangladeshi couple found dead in US after suspected murder-suicide

FE Team | Published: September 28, 2020 23:54:41

A Bangladeshi-origin couple have been found dead in their home in the US state of Arizona after an apparent murder-suicide, reports bdnews24.com.
Police believe the man shot his wife dead before ending his own life.
The incident which took place in Phoenix city's Laveen on Sunday morning has caused a stir in the local community.
The couple have been identified as Abul Ahsan Habib, 52, and his wife Syeda Soheli Akter, 43, who had immigrated to the United States with their two sons and settled in Arizona in 2006. They are originally from Magura in Bangladesh.
Pheonix police are investigating the incident. However, members of the Bangladeshi diaspora believe the burden of unemployment during the coronavirus pandemic coupled with marital strife brought about the tragedy.
Habib had been working in a restaurant while Soheli ran a beauty parlour, according to Phoenix resident Mahbub Reza Rahim. But they both lost their jobs due to the pandemic.
"They were embroiled in an altercation and at one point, Soheli called the police. But Habib got out of the house before the police arrived. Police then asked Soheli to go to court the next day and get a protection order against her husband."
Soheli's eldest son Hasib, 25, was at the house when the police arrived. But after the law enforcers left, Hasib went to a local shop to buy food and that is when Habib returned home again.