Staff Correspondent:

A man allegedly killed his wife by slitting her throat and then attempted to take his own life in Sirajganj’s Raiganj upazila on Wednesday night.

The killed was identified as Rozina Khatun, 25, daughter of Abdul Aziz of Erandah village in Raiganj. Her husband, Motaleb Hossain, 32, hails from nearby Brahmangram village.

According to Humayun Kabir, officer-in-charge of Salanga Police Station, Motaleb and Rozina got married around two and a half years ago. As Motaleb’s family did not accept their marriage, the couple had been living at Rozina’s parental home since their wedding.

Motaleb worked as a mason in Feni district and had returned home before Eid. Since his return, frequent arguments reportedly took place between the couple.

On Wednesday night, another quarrel erupted between them. Around 2:30am, Rozina’s nephew, who was in a nearby room, heard crying and looked through the window, only to find Rozina lying in a pool of blood while Motaleb was writhing beside her.

Hearing Bayezid’s screams, locals rushed to the scene and broke down the door and discovered Rozina’s throat slit and immediately alerted the police.

Motaleb was also admitted to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogura that night.

The OC said, “Police recovered Rozina’s body on Thursday morning and sent it to Sirajganj General Hospital morgue for autopsy.”

A case has been filed over the incident, the OC added.