Two people including a woman were murdered in separate incidents in two districts- Sylhet and Lalmonirhat, on Thursday.
SYLHET: A man was stabbed to death reportedly over a land dispute in Dakshin Surma Upazila of the district on Thursday night.
The incident took place in Rustampur area under Moglabazar Police Station (PS) of the upazila at around 10:30 pm.
The deceased was identified as Abdul Qaiyum, 45, son of Abdul Majid of the area.
Quoting locals, Officer-in-Charge (Investigation) of Moglabazar PS Harun Or Rashid said Qaiyum had a loggerhead with his rivals over a piece of a land for long. The crime might have occurred following the land dispute.
Being informed, police recovered the body and sent it to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
Several injury marks were found in different parts of the body of Qaiyum, said the OC.
LALMONITHAT: A housewife died after her husband reportedly hit her in Kaliganj Upazila of the district.
The deceased was identified as Tahmina Begum, 19, wife of Alamgir Hossain of Shialkhoa Union.
Kaliganj PS OC Imtiaz Kabir said Tahmima died on Thursday evening while undergoing treatment at Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
A murder case was filed in this connection on Friday, said the OC adding that Alamgir remained absconding after the incident.
Quoting locals, police said that Tahmina was the third wife of Alamgir. Tahmina lived at her fathers house.
The couple locked into an altercation over family issues on Wednesday. At one stage, Alamgir hit her with a stick, leaving her unconscious.
Meanwhile, Tahminas parents were not at the house during that time.
Locals rescued her and admitted her to Rangpur Medical College Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries on Thursday evening.
