The wife of a former Jamaat-e-Islami leader was stabbed to death in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj last evening.
The victim has been identified as Minara Khatun, 35, wife of former upazila Jamaat secretary Abdul Ahad.
Locals said Abdul Ahad returned home from Habiganj district headquarters around 7:00pm and found Minara's body in a pool of blood inside their house.
On information, members of Bahubal Model Police Station rushed to the scene and recovered the body.
Their six-month-old child was lying under the bed, Abdul Ahad said.
Bahubal Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Zahidur Rahman said, police are investigating the murder.
ANM Sazedur Rahman, superintendent of police in Habiganj said, "I have inspected the scene. The victim was stabbed to death. The forensic team of the PBI is still collecting evidence. Details can be revealed only after the autopsy."
Abdul Ahad hailed from Barogaon village in Bahubal upazila, shifted to the new house at Paschim Joypur village six months back.
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