A woman was stabbed dead by a youth in Hatigara area of Sadar upazila while the body of a girl was recovered in Debidwar upazila here on Tuesday.
The deceased woman was identified as Shanu Begum while identity of the girl could not be known.
Md Anwarul Haque, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said as Shanu Begum scolded Delwar Hossain, son of her neighbour Abdur Rahman, for entering her house abruptly he got furious and stabbed her with a sharp weapon, leaving her injured.
Locals took Shanu to Cumilla Medical College Hospital where doctosr declared her dead. Locals also caught Delwar and handed him over to police.
Meanwhile, police recovered the body of an unidentified girl from Khadghar area around 9am, Md Jahirul Anwar, OC of Debidwar Police Station.
The body was sent to Cumilla Medical College Hospital for autopsy, he said.