Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman has directed the Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to submit a probe report within one week over the brutal rape and murder of eight-year-old child Ramisa Akter in the capital's Pallabi area.

The information was officially revealed in a statement issued by the ministry on Thursday.

According to the ministry's statement, the minister strictly instructed the authorities concerned to ensure a prompt investigation into the case.

He also stated that appropriate steps will be taken to complete the trial proceedings of the murder case in the shortest possible time.

Ramisa, a Class-II student, was slaughtered by a tenant of their next-door flat at Pallabi on Tuesday.

The suspect—identified as Sohel Rana—reportedly lured the young girl into his room when Ramisa left her own flat in the morning. Later, he raped the girl and slaughtered her.

The victim's decapitated body was subsequently found beneath the bed, while her severed head was discovered inside a bucket in the bathroom.

Following the gruesome incident, local residents detained the suspect’s wife, Swapna Akter, though Sohel managed to escape the scene by cutting through a window grille.

He was later arrested by law enforcement in the Fatullah area of Narayanganj on the evening of the same day.

On Wednesday, Sohel gave a formal statement before a Dhaka court confessing to his guilt.