Police recovered the body of a garment worker and rescued her injured husband from a flat in the Konabari area of Gazipur early Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Rahima Khatun, wife of Emran Hossain, a butcher from Amtail village in Haluaghat upazila of Mymensingh. Rahima was employed at a local garment factory.
The body was sent to the morgue of Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital for autopsy.
According to locals, Emran lived in a rented flat on the fifth floor with his wife and their daughter, Sharmin.
Late Friday night, unidentified assailants reportedly entered the flat and attacked the couple with sharp weapons, killing Rahima and leaving Emran injured at the scene.
Following the incident, teams from the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI), the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and senior police officials inspected the spot.
Konabari Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Salahuddin Ahmed confirmed the incident, adding that the victim’s daughter Sharmin is being questioned. He said legal procedures are underway.
