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1 held in Chittagong over women, daughter death

One person has been detained over the deaths of Sheli Shil, 35, and her daughter Antora Shil, 5, in Boalkhali upazila of Chittagong.The detainee is Asim Shil, husband of Sheli Shil.Police arrested Asim Shil in a drive which was conducted on Thursday noon in Chandanish upazila of Chittagong district.Earlier, Sobita Shil, mother-in-law of Sheli Shil, and one of her uncle were arrested following the incident.On Wednesday morning, Sheli’s mother Minoti Bala Shil filed a case accusing seven persons with the Boalkhali police station.It is mentionable that Police recovered the bodies of a woman and her five-year-old daughter from their residence at Shiltola village under Boalkhali upazila of Chittagong district on Tuesday.