Police have arrested a 35-year-old man within 24 hours of the alleged murder of his father in Shibpur upazila of Narsingdi over a family dispute.

The accused, identified as Shakil Chowdhury, was arrested from Gazipur. Narsingdi Additional Superintendent of Police Ashikur Rahman disclosed the information at a press briefing held at Shibpur Model Police Station on Saturday (September 5).

According to police, Shakil allegedly attacked his 60-year-old father, Bached Mia, with a machete/axe and a knife at around dawn on September 4 during a family dispute in Bharaterkandi village of Shibpur upazila. He allegedly inflicted multiple injuries on different parts of his father’s body, killing him.

Police said Shakil also injured his mother and brother when they tried to intervene before fleeing the scene. The deceased, Bached Mia, was a seller of traditional herbal medicines by profession.

Following the incident, the victim’s other son, Nur Nabi Rashed, 21, filed a murder case with Shibpur Model Police Station.

After the case was filed, a special team of Shibpur Model Police Station and district police launched an operation to arrest the accused under the direction of District Police Superintendent Md Abdullah Al-Faruk.

During the operation, police arrested Shakil Chowdhury, the sole accused named in the case, from the Haydarabad area under Pubail Police Station in Gazipur on Friday (September 5) night.

Police said that during initial interrogation, Shakil confessed to his involvement in the murder.

Meanwhile, the blood-stained knife allegedly used in the killing was recovered from the victim’s abdomen, while the axe used in the attack was seized from the accused’s bedroom, police said.

Police added that the investigation is ongoing to determine the exact motive behind the murder and uncover the full details of the incident.