A man allegedly stabbed his wife to death and injured two daughters before attempting to die by suicide on Tuesday night at Harishankarpur in Kushtia town.
The deceased was identified as Meghla Khatun,22, wife of Mamun Ali, a day labourer and also a painter.
The couple’s two daughters—four-year-old Kulsum and one-and-a-half-year-old Jannat—were critically injured in the attack.
Officer-in-Charge of Kushtia Model Police Station Mosharraf Hossain said family dispute might be the reason behind the murder.
According to family sources, the coupled used to lock into altercation over Meghla’s alleged extramarital affairs.
On the night of the incident, Mamun reportedly caught her speaking to someone on the phone which enraged him.
He then attacked Meghla with a sharp weapon, severely injuring her and also attacked his two daughters.
After the attack, Mamun also tried to kill himself by stabbing his own head and neck.
Neighbours said that they rushed to the scene and took all four to Kushtia General Hospital in critical condition.
Kushtia General Hospital's Resident Medical Officer (RMO) Hossain Imam said that all three [mother and two daughters] were hit on the head with a sharp object. The mother died around 11pm while undergoing treatment, he said.
The condition of the two children remains critical, while Mamun is also being treated for serious injuries.
No case has been filed yet, said the OC.