A man tried to kill himself after his eight-year-old daughter was allegedly stabbed to death by her stepmother in Singra upazila of Natore district on Monday.
The deceased was identified as Hawa, 8, daughter of Hafizul, a worker at a fish enclosure located in Dighal village in the upazila.
Rafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Singra Police Station, said Hafizul and his second wife Nupur used to often quarrel over Hawa, his daughter from a previous marriage.
On Monday morning, the couple engaged in a heated argument again over the same issue and at one stage, Nupur stabbed Hawa with a sharp weapon, leaving her dead. Later, as if to complete the picture of the 'evil stepmother', Nupur even threw the young girl's body in the pond.
Following the incident, in a state of shock at failing to defend his daughter, Hafizul took poison in a bid to kill himself. He was taken to hospital though, and is currently undergoing treatment at Sadar hospital.
On information, police arrested Nupur for interrogation.