A housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband at Raufabad in Chattogram city on Tuesday.
The victim was identified as Tahera Begum, 32, a garment worker and wife of Nur Hossain of the area.
Ataur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Bayejid Bostami Police Station, said Nur Hossain picked up a quarrel with Tahera over family feud on Tuesday afternoon.
At one stage, Nur Hossain beat Tahera up mercilessly, leaving her dead on the spot, UNB reports.
Responding to screams of Tahera's children, locals caught Nur Hossain and handed him over to police.
Police then recovered Tahera’s body and sent it to local hospital morgue for autopsy.