Housewife hacked to death

A housewife was hacked to death at Daulatpur village in Bishwanath upazila of the district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Sujina Begum, 19, wife of UK expatriate Murad Ahmed of Satal village. Locals said a gang of four entered the house of victim's father Abdur Rauf in the evening with sweetmeat introducing them as Murad's friends. At one stage, they hacked Sujina and her mother Rezia Begum, 45, leaving them critically injured. They were taken to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital where Sujina succumbed to her injuries around 9:00pm. Officer-in Charge of Bishwanath Police Station Rafiqul Islam said they are investigating the incident.