Dhaka, June 9 -- A total of seven people, including a woman and three children, have been found dead in Cumilla within 24 hours, with police suspecting suicide in some cases.

The bodies were recovered from three Upazilas -- Titas and Brahmanpara with three each, and one from Burichang, reports bdnews24.com.

Titas Police Station chief Md Shahid Ullah said Monu Mia, a speech-impaired man, attempted suicide after allegedly feeding pesticide to his two speech-impaired daughters in Tulakandi village on Monday morning.

The daughters, identified by their single names Monira, 10, and Fatiha, 6, died from poisoning.

Later, around 11am at Machimpur Paschimpara, a 55-year-old man named Murshid Mia died by suicide.

He reportedly hanged himself, ...