A person has hacked his wife to death at Mogorkhal area under Gazipur City Corporation.
The deceased is Sharifa Begum Shumi, 20.
Police arrested killer Newaz Sharif, 35, in this connection.
Quoting the locals, Jaydebpur police station Sub-Inspector Moniruzzaman said: “Newaz Sharif hacked his wife Shumi with a sharp weapon at one stage of altercation over a family feud, leaving her dead on the spot around 5am on Sunday.”
Hearing the scream, the locals caught Sharif red handed while he tried to flee and handed him over to the police, he said.
Being informed, police recovered the body and sent it to Gazipur Sadar Hospital for autopsy around 10am.