, Oct. 12 -- year-old housewife was allegedly beaten to death by her husband over a family dispute in Babuganj upazila of Barishal district on Monday.

The deceased was identified as Oishee Akter, wife of Sohel Khan, a resident of the upazila.

Mizanur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge of Babuganj Police Station, said Sohel had an altercation with his wife Oishee four days ago over a family dispute.

At one stage, he struck Oishee on the head with an iron rod and beat her severely.

As her condition deteriorated on Monday morning, she was taken to Babuganj Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared her dead around 7:30am.

Dr AK Manirul Islam, health and family planning officer of the health complex, said that she had died from excessive inte...