Chapainawabganj, Sept. 5 -- year-old man allegedly hacked his wife to death with a sharp weapon before committing suicide by hanging himself following a family dispute in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj on Friday evening.

The deceased were identified as Mofizul Haque, 75, and his wife Monowara Begum, 60, of Rasiknagar Babupur village under Noyalavanga union.

According to police and locals, the couple had been locked in a longstanding feud. Following a heated altercation on Friday, Haque allegedly hacked Begum to death with a sharp weapon and subsequently hanged himself from a ceiling fan hook in their room.

The incident came to light when the couple's daughter-in-law, Shapla Begum, returned home after attending a social invitation ...