A woman was beaten to death with a hammer allegedly by her husband in the capital’s Bangshal area on Friday evening.
The victim was identified as Maksuda Khanam, 30, of Gopalpur village in Enayetpur upazila of Sirajganj district.
Sub-Inspector Md Ferdous Alam of Bangshal Police Station said vicitm’s husband Ibrahim Khan, 37 informed police after the killing and police detained him.
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Maksuda’s body was recovered and sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for an autopsy.
According to victim’s uncle Abdul Latif Maksuda married Ibrahim two years ago in a family-arranged ceremony and the couple has a one-year-old daughter.
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Family members alleged that Ibrahim used to quarrel with Maksuda over minor issues.
Maksuda’s younger brother Mostafizur Rahman filed a murder case at Bangshal Police Station.