Police and fire service personnel recovered the bodies of four members of the same family from the second floor of an under-construction building in Machhuapara, Ward 24 of Rangpur city on Saturday night. The dead were identified as former Rangpur Zilla School religious teacher Ganapati Chakraborty Jewel, 65; his wife Pritilata Chakraborty Bhola, 50; daughter Prarthi Chakraborty, 25; and son Priyom Chakraborty, 12.

Police and local residents said no family member had been seen leaving the house since Thursday, while no lights had been visible inside. Local residents became suspicious and informed police on Saturday. Kotwali police and Rangpur Fire Service members went to the site and entered the second floor after breaking the lock on the stairway gate.

Police said the bodies of Ganapati, Pritilata and Prarthi were found in the stairwell, while Priyom's body was found beneath a bed. Kotwali police station officer-in-charge Nazmul Islam said authorities initially suspect the four may have been killed and are investigating. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Abdul Mabud visited the scene, which has been cordoned off. Preparations were under way to send the bodies for autopsies to determine how and when they died.