Woman hacked to death during ‘robbery’ in Barishal

Six unidentified criminals wearing masks allegedly hacked a woman to death in her house in Babuganj upazila of Barishal early today.

The deceased was identified as Marufa Begum, 28, of Rakudia village in the upazila.

The criminals also injured Marufa's husband Milon and looted some gold ornaments and Tk 50,000 in cash around 2:00am, reports our Barishal correspondent, quoting Barishal Superintendent of Police (Babuganj) Farhad Hossain.

Police suspected that Marufa died due to injuries carried out by a sharp weapon, the SP said.

Several people were being interrogated in this connection. No one was arrested yet, the police official said.