Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Police have arrested a woman on charges of killing her mother-in-law with a hammer following a family dispute in Brahmanbaria's Bancharampur Upazila.

The incident took place on Sunday at Asadnagar Madhyapara village, according to Hasan Jamil Khan, chief of Bancharampur Model Police Station.

The victim, Parul Begum, 60, was the wife of Abdul Wahid. The detainee has been identified as Lily Akhter, 30.

According to police, Parul's only son, Billal, lives abroad, while Lily lived at home with their three children. The two women frequently quarrelled over household issues.

"On Sunday morning, Abdul Wahid went to Cumilla for medical treatment. In the evening, an argument broke out between Lily and her mother-in-law," said ...