TANGAIL: A husband slaughtered his wife over a trifle matter at Dashkia village under Delduar upazila of the district on Saturday noon.
The deceased was identified as Morsheda Begum, 30, wife of Zahidul Islam.
Locals said Zahidul chopped his wife and finally slaughtered her mercilessly with sharp weapon around 2:30pm.
A long standing family dispute between the couple may trigger the murder, locals added.
On information, police rushed to the place and recovered the body. Later, they sent it to Tangail Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.
However, police has yet to nab Zahidul.
Officer-in-Charge of Delduar Thana Chan Mia confirmed the matter to banglanews.
BDST: 1800 HRS, AUG 23, 2014