Police last night recovered the bodies of two women in their rented apartment in Mirpur's West Shewrapara.

The deceased were identified as Mariam Begum, 60, and her sister Sufia Begum, 55.

According to HM Jahangir Hossain, owner of a local pharmacy, Mariam's husband, Kazi Alauddin, a retired forest officer, rented the apartment on the first floor of the five-storey building around 15 years ago.

Mariam, her daughter Mishti, and her sister Sufia have been living in the apartment since then. Alauddin mostly stays in Barishal.

"Last night, around 8:00pm, when Mishti returned from work, she found the front door of the apartment open. As she entered, she found her aunt Sufia lying on the floor of the dining room and her mother lying on the floor of her bedroom," Jahangir said, quoting Misthi.

Jahangir also said Misthi found both women had injuries to the head. She also discovered that their almirah was open.

Speaking to this newspaper at the spot, Mirpur Police Station Sub-Inspector Mamun Hossain said the bodies have been sent to the morgue for post-mortem examinations.

"In our primary observation, it appears that two women were murdered. We're looking into the incident to determine the motive and identify suspects," he added.