Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Police have recovered the decomposed bodies of a man and a woman from a warehouse at the ground floor of a household in Dhaka's North Badda.

The bodies were recovered from the house owned by Atik, known by a single name, on Sunday afternoon, said Safiqul Islam, assistant commissioner of Badda Zone.

The man was identified as Saiful Islam, 24. He worked as a gatekeeper at the madrasa adjacent to the house. The woman has yet to be identified but it was learned she worked as a domestic help in the neighbourhood, the officer said.

It is assumed they died seven to eight days ago, the assistant commissioner said.

"The house owner went to their village home a few days ago after his wife passed away. Upon returning, he started...