Housewife stabbed to death

A young housewife, who was stabbed by a youth in Gowainghat upazila on Sunday, succumbed to her injuries at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital early yesterday.

The deceased, Sakera Begum, 22, wife of Ayub Ali, was a resident of Lamasatain village in the upazila.

Police quoted victim's family members as saying that Kamal Uddin, 26, son Jamal Uddin of the village gave a marriage proposal to Sakera's family nearly two years back, which her family refused.

Later, Kamal went to Saudi Arab as a worker. He returned home a month ago and came to know that Sakera's family married her off to Ayub, a madrasa teacher from the same village.

In despair, Kamal stabbed Sakera with a sharp weapon while she was going to have a bath in a pond adjacent to their house on Sunday noon, said Abdul Hai, officer in-charge of Gwainghat Police Station.

Critically injured Sakera was rushed to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries around 4:00am.

Taiyabur Rahman, victim's brother, filed a murder case with the police station yesterday morning, accusing Kamal, who went into hiding soon after the incident.