A woman has been killed and two others have been injured as robbers attacked them in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur district.
The deceased is Rozena Akhter, 40, wife of Aman Ullah, said Kapasia OC Ahsan Ullah.
Locals said a gang of 10 masked robbers broke into their house at 2:30am Thursday and beat Aman up severely with a iron rod.
They beat Rozena up and hacked her with sharp weapon when she came to rescue her husband, leaving the couple injured. Their son Sumon, 23, was also injured in the attack.
Later, the locals went to their rescue hearing them scream. Locals claimed that the robbers flee the scene with gold jeweleries and other valuable items.
Kapasia OC Ahsan Ullah said: “The injured were taken to Kapasia Upazila Health Complex where the duty doctor declared Rozena death. Later, the other two injured were shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in a critical condition.”
He said the incident might have taken place because of family conflict. “Nothing was looted in the incident,” he added.
Meanwhile, police detained five people in this connection.