Mymensingh, July 15 -- Police on Tuesday arrested the prime accused in a case filed in connection with the recovery of the throat-slit bodies of a mother and her two young children in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh district.

The arrest was made in neighbouring Gazipur district, police said.

The arrestee was identified as Nazrul Islam, younger brother of Rafiqul Islam and brother-in-law of the killed Moyna.

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Tipped off, a team of police arrested Nazrul from Joydebpur Railway Platform around 5 pm, said Humayun Kabir, officer-in-charge of Bhaluka Model Police Station.

Earlier on Monday, police recovered the bodies of Moyna Akter, 25, wife of Rafiqul Islam and her two young children---...