A pregnant housewife was killed allegedly by her husband over a family feud at Khagaura village in Nabiganj upazila of the district yesterday.
The deceased was identified as Refat Begum,25, wife of Raihan Uddin of the village. Mother of a three-year-old son, she was 4 months’ pregnant.
Liakat Hossain, officer-in-charge of Nabiganj police station said Raihan and Refat got locked in an altercation over family feud. At one stage, Raihan set her fire to the body of Refat pouring Kerosine. She died on the spot.
Police recovered Refat’s body from the toilet and sent it to hospital morgue while police arrested Raihan.
A case was filed in this connection.
