Police recovered the body of a young man from a hotel room in the city early Monday.
The deceased was identified as Sohel Rana, alias Babu, son of Lokman Fakir of Harintana Auto-stand Road in the Labanchara Police Station area.
Police recovered the body at around 4:30am from Room No. 10 on the second floor of Kapotaksha Residential Hotel on Khanjahan Ali Road under Sadar Police Station.
Police detained a woman named Fatema in connection with the incident.
Lokman Hossain Ripon, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sadar Police Station, said Babu and Fatema checked into the hotel around 7pm on Saturday, identifying themselves as husband and wife.
The OC said Babu had a wife living in Dhaka, with whom he had no contact. He had been in a long-term relationship with Fatema, who had allegedly been pressuring him to marry her.
He said Fatema initially confessed that she strangled Babu with a scarf during an argument on Sunday night.
The OC added that the body would be handed over to the family after completing due procedures.