Mymensingh, July 14 -- A sleepy morning in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh turned into a scene of horror and grief on Monday when the throat-slit bodies of a mother and her two young children were discovered inside their rented home.

The victims -- Moyna Akter, 25, her daughter Raisa, 7, and son Nirob, just two years old -- were found lying in a pool of blood, brutally murdered in what police suspect to be a case of domestic violence.

The discovery was made by Moyna's husband, Rafiqul Islam, who had been working the night shift at a nearby spring factory.

Returning home around 9am, he found the front door locked from the outside. Repeated calls to his wife and family members went unanswered.

Alarmed, Rafiqul broke open the door only to ...