A housewife was found dead at her house at Sukhyati village in Atoari upazila on Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Jotsna Begum, 45, wife of Solaiman Ali of the village.
Aminul Islam, officer-in-charge of Atoari Police Station, said Farhad, son of Solaiman, found their house locked around 6:30 pm.
Unable to figure the situation, Farhad then entered the house, breaking open the lock and found his mother lying on her bed.
Later, he informed the police about it who recovered the body in the evening and sent it to Sadar Hospital.
The body bore several injury marks and police suspected that Solaiman might have killed his wife earlier in the day and left the place after locking down the house, reports UNB.