Bangladeshi boy killed in treasure hunt

Police in southern Bangladesh are investigating the death of a young child after his mutilated body was found floating in the Matamuhuri river.

Local reports say the two-year-old boy was apparently sacrficed in a ritual to find hidden treasure.

Several members of one family in a village near the town of Cox's Bazaar are said to have dreamed that they could only find the treasure -- buried behind their house -- if an only child was sacrificed.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service