Chuadanga man kills himself after ‘murdering’ his wife

The couple were embroiled in a heated dispute when Ibadat picked up a sharp object and stabbed his wife Jannat to death

Chuadanga Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 21 March 2019, 05:19 AM
Updated : 21 March 2019, 05:19 AM

The police have recovered the body of a man in Chuadanga’s Alamdanga Upazila who died by suicide after allegedly murdering his wife.

The incident took place around 10 pm on Wednesday in Bhangabaria Union’s Boro Boalia village, said Md Atiq Hossain, the superintendent of Alamdanga Police.

The dead are Jannat Khatun, 48, and her husband Ibadat Ali, 58.

According to neighbours, the couple were embroiled in a heated dispute when Ibadat picked up a sharp object and stabbed his Jannat to death, said SI Atiq.

“He later committed suicide by hanging himself from a bamboo scale at his home.”

Informed of the incident, the police rushed to the village and recovered the bodies before sending them to the morgue, added SI Atiq.