A three-month pregnant woman died after allegedly being beaten by her husband in Dhamrai, Dhaka. Police have arrested the accused, Liton Sarkar.
The incident occurred in the Gomgram area of Jadabpur Union on Sunday.
Police recovered the body at night and sent it to the morgue of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in Dhaka for an autopsy.
According to police and local sources, Liton Sarkar works as a CNG auto-rickshaw driver.
Family members alleged that he had long been addicted to drugs and regularly subjected his wife, Popi Rani Sarkar, 27, to physical and mental abuse.
They alleged that Liton beat Popi with a stick during a family dispute on Sunday afternoon in front of their seven-year-old child, leaving her critically injured and unconscious.
Later in the evening, he, with the help of locals, took her to Kalampur Holy General Hospital, where the on-duty doctor declared her dead.
After learning of her death, locals detained Liton and handed him over to police.
The victim's father, Parimal Sarkar, alleged that his daughter had been repeatedly assaulted since her marriage.
He said she had taken shelter at her parental home several times following abuse, but returned to her husband's house after he apologised. He alleged that the latest assault led to her death.
Dhamrai Police Inspector (Investigation) Shahidul Islam said police recovered the body after being informed of the incident.
"Preliminary examination found multiple injury marks on the body. The accused husband has been arrested. The exact cause of death will be confirmed after the autopsy report is received," he said.
He added that police are in the process of recording a complaint from the victim's family and taking legal action.