A 60-year old woman died after she was stabbed and then set on fire allegedly by her son in Ramganj upazila of Laxmipur district on Wednesday night.
The deceased was identified as Amena Begum, wife of late Akbar Ali of Ashar Kota village in Noagaon union in the upazila.
Her son Redwan Hossain Milon was arrested from the spot, said Emdadul Haque, Officer-in-Charge of Ramganj police station.
He said Redwan stabbed his mother at night over a family feud and set her on fire after covering the body with a blanket.
Informed by the locals, police recovered the body from their home and arrested the son, said the OC.
A murder case was lodged at Ramganj police station after receiving a complaint from Redwan’s brother Tipu Sultan.
Source: United News of Bangladesh