Man kills himself after 'murdering' ex-wife in Gazipur

A man has died by suicide after stabbing his ex-wife to death in Gazipur's Kaliakair Upazila, say police. 

Gazipur Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 21 April 2019, 06:24 AM
Updated : 21 April 2019, 06:44 AM

The incident took place at the Upazila's Hartukitala village around 8:30 pm on Saturday, said Kaliakair Police OC Alamgir Hossain Mazumder.

The dead are Fahima Akther, 30, and her ex-husband Miktula Miah, 35,.

The couple had separated five months ago after two-and-a-half years of marriage.    

The victim, Fahima, was living in Hartukitala village with a female friend. She used to work in a garment factory in the Kaliakair Municipality area.  

Miktula went to Fahima’s house at night and began to stab her with a knife. He tried to escape as neighbours rushed to the scene after hearing her screams, police said citing local residents.  

Miktula then thrust the knife into his own stomach and jumped into a pond while being chased by Fahima's neighbours after the incident, a local said.   

Both of them were rushed to Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared them dead, OC Mazumder said.

There was no relationship between the two after their separation five months ago, Intaz Ali, Fahima's father told bdnews24.com. 

'My daughter used to live with one of her female friends and worked in a garment factory. We don't know why she was killed," he added.