A woman has been killed and her daughter injured as local hoodlums stabbed them for complaining against playing loud music on the roof of their rented house in Akua area of Mymensingh town.
The deceased is Anwara Begum, 45, wife of hawker Nazrul Islam. Their daughter Khushi Akter sustained serious stab wounds.
Kotwali police Officer-in-Charge Kamrul Islam confirmed the incident to Bangla Tribune. He said that they were trying to arrest the culprits.
The couple, their three sons and the daughter live in a rented house in Akua Sarder Bari area.
On Thursday, some youths led by Ahad, the son of a local resident named Farid, and Mahbub played loud music on the roof of the house from the afternoon till 1am, according to locals and the police.
Nazrul’s family members protested their activities. The hooligans left the place but threatened them with dire consequences.
They came back Friday evening and repeated the noise on the roof. As Anwara complained again about the loud music, Ahad and Mahbub entered their house and stabbed her and the daughter indiscriminately. Her husband and sons were at work at that time.
The duo were taken to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital where doctors declared Anwara dead.
Thursday, June 04, 2026
