Woman murdered saving husband from deadly attack

A woman was hacked to death while attempted to save her husband from an attack by a group of miscreants in Laxmipur Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.

The deceased was identified as Jesmin Akter, 35, wife of Harunur Rashid, a resident of Jhaudagi village under ward No. 9 of Kushakhali union in the upazila.

According to locals, Harun was attacked by a group of 7-8 miscreants when he woke up and went to check his cattles in cow shed. Hearing his screams, Harun's wife Jesmin rushed to save her husband when the attackers hacked her with sharp weapons. Jesmin died on the spot and Harun sustained critically injuries.

Harun was rescued and taken to Laxmipur General Hospital where he is recieving treatment.

Locals also alleged that Harun had a longstanding dispute with his younger brother, Hiron, over a piece of a land and the attack might have carried out following the dispute.

Chandraganj Police Station officer-in-charge Kaiser Hamid confirmed the incident, adding that they have visited the spot and recovered the body.

The body was sent to the hopsital morgue for autopsy and police have detained Hiron for questioning. Legal actions will be taken after the completion of investigation, added the OC.