MANDA, NAOGAON, Oct 6: A man reportedly committed suicide after hacking his wife to death over a family dispute in Manda Upazila of the district on Saturday.
The incident took place in Bharsho Pashchimpara Village under Bharsho Union of the upazila at night.
The deceased were identified as Ataur Rahman, 72, and his wife Maruni Bibi, 65, residents of the area.
The deceased's neighbour Shafiqul Islam said that Ataur Rahman and his wife had often been locked into quarrels over family issues for long.
Following this, the couple again locked into an altercation on Saturday night and at one stage of the altercation, Ataur hacked his wife with a sharp weapon, leaving her dead on the spot.
Later on, Ataur committed suicide.
On information, police recovered the bodies from their house on Sunday morning and sent those to Naogaon Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsies.
The body of Maruni Bibi bore several injury marks on the head.
Officer-in-Charge of Manda Police Station Monsur Rahman confirmed the incident, adding that necessary steps would be taken in this regard.
