Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- A woman and her two children have been found dead with their throats slashed in a house in Cumilla's Homna Upazila.

The bodies were recovered from a house in Monipur Uttarpara of Gharmora Union around 9am on Tuesday, according to police.

The dead were identified as Papia Akter Sukhi, wife of Zahirul Islam, who works in Saudi Arabia, her 4-year-old son Hossain, and 5-year-old Zubayer, the son of another expatriate identified as Sattar.

Homna Police Station investigation officer Dinesh Chandra Das said the bodies were found inside a room of the house.

"We found the door open after arriving at the scene. The victims had their throats slit," he said.

According to locals, Hossain and Zubayer were cousins. Zubayer had sta...