RUPGANJ, NARAYANGANJ, Sept 7: A woman was hacked to death by her husband in Rupganj Upazila of the district on Saturday morning over an alleged extramarital affair.
The incident occurred in Tetlabo area of the upazila.
The deceased was identified as Roksana Begum, daughter of Sahjahan Hawlader, hailed from Barguna District. Her husband is from Barishal District. They were living in a rented house in Rupganj of Narayanganj.
According to locals, Roksana got married with Nuruzzaman nine years back. They had been residing in the area because Nuruzzaman worked in a local garment factory.
Nuruzzaman had suspected for the past few days that Roksana was having an extramarital affair, leading to frequent quarrels between them.
On Saturday morning, Nuruzzaman attacked on Roksana with a sharp weapon, killing her on the spot, and then fled the scene. Their five-year-old daughter was also injured in the attack.
On information, police recovered the body and sent it to Narayanganj General Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
The injured child is now being treated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Officer-in-Charge of Rupganj Police Station Liakat Ali confirmed the incident, adding that legal action would be taken in this regard.
