A housewife, who was hacked by her husband in Sakhipur upazila on Saturday night, succumbed to her injuries yesterday morning while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
The deceased was Aklima Akter, daughter of Altaf Hossain of Kachua Beparipara village.
Family sources said Aklima's husband, Dubai expatriate Jewel Rana, son of Abdul Latif of Kaliapara village in the upazila, hacked her with a machete during a family quarrel at her father's house, leaving her seriously injured.
Hearing the screams, neighbours rescued Aklima and took her to Sakhipur Upazila Health Complex. As her condition deteriorated, she was referred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital the same night.
Aklima's grandmother Sahera Begum said the couple used to quarrel often.
After Saturday's incident, Aklima's family members kept Jewel confined in the house, but a union parishad member of a neighbouring area with the help of a local union parishad member released him, she added.
