Dhaka, July 29 -- A mother and her teenage daughter were found dead in their house in Burichang upazila of Cumilla district on Tuesday. They are believed to have died by ingesting poison late Monday night.

The deceased were identified as Zaheda Akhter (35) and her daughter Mishu Akhter (14). They had been living in a rented house belonging to one Abul Khayer in Rampur village of the upazila.

After the incident, Zaheda Akhter's husband, Mir Hossain, went into hiding, said Mohammad Azizul Haque, officer-in-charge (OC) of Burichang Police Station.

Family sources said Zaheda and her daughter were originally from Joynagar village in Feni's Chhagalnaiya upazila, where Mir Hossain worked as a mason.

According to police, Mir Hossain had taken...