Ayesha 'confesses' to double murders

Domestic aide Ayesha Akhter has given a confessional statement to the court on Wednesday in connection with the murder of a mother and her teenage daughter in Dhaka's Mohammadpur, reports bdnews24.com.

Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam recorded her confessional statement following an application by the investigation officer.

Police arrested key suspect Ayesha and her husband, identified as Rabbi, on Dec 10 from her aunt-in-law's house in Nalchity Upazila of Jhalakathi. After Ayesha's six-day remand ended on Wednesday, Mohammadpur Police SI Shahidul Osman Masum produced her in court.

As she agreed to make a statement, police applied to have it recorded. The court later sent her to jail, Prosecution Police Sub-Inspector Mizanur Rahman said. The court has ordered police to submit the investigation report by Jan 13.