Oishee Rahman, who has been accused of killing her parents, is around 19 years old, police say quoting a medical report.
The age of Khadiza Khatun Sumi, a domestic help at the Rahmans’, has been put at around 11 years.
Police’s Special Branch Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Begum were found murdered at their Chamelibagh residence on Aug 16.
Oishee and Sumi had been held over the twin killings.
Police conducted several tests at the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital to determine age of the duo after their interrogation on remand had opened up a barrage of criticism.
Court police’s General Recording Officer Gaffarul Alam told bdnews24.com the medical report was sent to Dhaka’s Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s court on Tuesday.
A Dhaka court had initially ordered the two into jail but they were later shifted to the Gazipur’s Kishori Unnayan Kendra, a juvenile correctional home.
Oishee’s school documents showed her to be younger than 18 years.
On Aug 29, a Dhaka court ordered her and Sumi to be transferred to jail taking into cognisance Oishee’s birth certificate according to which she was older than 18 years.
Both Oishee and Sumi were transferred to the central jail the following day.
Source: Bd news24
