United News of Bangladesh

A man allegedly killed his wife by slitting her throat and then attempted to take his own life in Sirajganj’s Raiganj upazila on Wednesday night. The killed was identified as Rozina Khatun, 25, daughter of Abdul Aziz of Erandah village in Raiganj. Her husband, Motaleb Hossain, 32, hails from nearby Brahmangram village. According to Humayun Kabir, officer-in-charge of Salanga Police Station, Motaleb and Rozina got married around two and a half years ago. As Motaleb’s family did not accept their marriage, the couple had been living at Rozina’s parental home since their wedding. Motaleb worked as a mason in Feni district and had returned home before Eid. Since his return, frequent arguments reportedly took place between the couple. On Wednesday night, another quarrel erupted between them. Around 2:30am, Rozina’s nephew, who was in a nearby room, heard crying and looked through the window, only to find Rozina lying in a pool of blood while Motaleb was writhing beside her. Bullet-hit body recovered in Kushtia:Police Hearing Bayezid’s screams, locals rushed to the scene and broke down the door and discovered Rozina’s throat slit and immediately alerted the police. Motaleb was also admitted to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogura that night. The OC said, “Police recovered Rozina’s body on Thursday morning and sent it to Sirajganj General Hospital morgue for autopsy.” A case has been filed over the incident, the OC added.

Police recovered the body of a 40-year-old man from the Hatikumrul Golchattor area in Ullapara upazila of Sirajganj on Friday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Arafat Hossain, a hotel worker and resident of Faridpur district. Locals spotted the body behind the Highway Rest House of the Roads and Highways Department and alerted police, said Mokhlesur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Salanga Police Station. “Police recovered the body with severe injuries to the head and face, which appeared to have been crushed with bricks or stones,” the OC said, adding that it was sent to Shaheed M Monsur Ali Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. Two die from electrocution in Chandpur Police suspect Arafat was beaten to death by unidentified miscreants, though the motive remains unclear. “The exact cause of death will be confirmed after receiving the autopsy report,” the OC added. Arafat’s wife, Shapla Khatun, has filed a murder case with Salanga Police Station in connection with this, he said.