After giving poison to her two children, a woman allegedly committed
suicide by taking poison over a quarrel with her husband in
Hargaj-Beparipara village of Saturia upazila on Thursday night.
The dead, Rahima Akter, 28, was the wife of Rahim Uddin.
Their daughter Taslima Akter Meghla, 8, and son Akash, 5, are fighting for their lives at Manikganj Sadar Hospital.
Locals said Rahima's husband is a construction worker. They have two
kids. Rahima and her husband Rahim often quarrelled with each other over
family affairs. On Wednesday night, a quarrel broke out between the two
again.
Following the quarrel, Rahima first administered poison to her
children around 9:00pm on Thursday, telling them that it was medicine
for cough. She then took poison herself. When their neighbours noticed
it, they took the three to Saturia Upazila Health Complex.
Nobody was at home during the incident, according to locals.
On-duty doctors declared Rahima dead and referred the two kids to Manikganj Sadar Hospital as their condition was critical.
Doctor Anisur Rahman of the hospital said they found the presence of
pesticides in the stomachs of the children. They were giving treatment
properly, but they were not out of danger.
Rahima's husband Rahim went into hiding soon after the incident.
The body of Rahima was sent to Manikganj Sadar Hospital morgue for an
autopsy, said Habibullah Sarker, officer-in-charge of Saturia Police
Station.
A case was filed.
