Online Report : An elderly man and his wife were found dead in their house at Natun Paschimpara in Bagatipara upazila of Natore district on Saturday morning.

The deceased were identified as Amir Hossain, 70, and his wife Aleka Begum, 65.

Bagatipara Police Station OC Md Nazmul Haque said local people spotted the bodies of the elderly couple, lying in a pool of blood, on the balcony floor around 6 am and informed police.

The bodies were sent to Natore Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy.

"The couple`s only son lives in Dhaka. We are trying to identify the killers and will soon ascertain the motive behind the killing," the OC said.