A person reportedly committed suicide after killing his wife in Shofipur Purbopara area, Kaliakoir upazila, Gazipur yesterday.
The deceased are Raihan Ali, 38, and his wife Halima Begum, 30. Raihan was a rickshaw puller and Halima worked at a garments factory Mahmud Denims.
Raihan is the son of Altaf Ali of Dinajpur and Halima is the daughter of Aminul Islam of the same district.
Sub-Inspector of Mowchak police out-post Saiful Alam said: “The couple have been living in a rented house Shofipur Purbopara area. The couple had some disputes over family matters. Like previous days, they locked into an altercation over family after Halima returned home from work around 10:30pm on Saturday. At one stage of the argument, Raihan repeatedly stabbed his wife with a knife.
“Hearing her scream, locals went to their house and noticed Raihan with the knife in his hand. Later, sensing presence of locals, he stabbed himself with his knife.”
The SI said locals took Raihan to Safipur General Hospital where on-duty doctor declared him dead.
Later, police sent the bodies to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College morgue for autopsy.