Woman found dead in forest

The throat-slit body of a housewife was recovered from a sal forest in Birganj upazila of the district yesterday.

The deceased, Nurjahan Begum, 30, was wife of Hasinur Rahman of Dahonda in the upazila.

Following a case filed by victim's brother Kamal Hossain, police detained Nurjahan's husband Hasinur, said Officer-in-Charge Akkas Ali of Birganj Police Station.

Locals spotted Nurjahan's body inside the forest around 11:00am and informed the police, the OC said.

Police recovered the body and sent it to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital for autopsy.