Woman kills stepdaughter

A woman allegedly killed her 10-year-old stepdaughter at Sharankuthi village in Gabtoli upazila of the district on Tuesday night.

The deceased is Mahfuza Khatun, daughter of Abdul Awal of the village.

Police detained Rehana Khatun, 28, Awal's second wife, from the house yesterday.

Quoting locals, police said Awal and his first wife worked at a garment factory in the capital and stayed at a rented room adjacent to the factory.

A few days ago, Rehana went to visit her husband's family and stayed there for 3/4 days.

As the couple left for their workplaces on Tuesday morning, Rehana took the girl to her Bogra home tactfully. 

After reaching home, she raised a hue and cry saying her daughter fell sick and died on the way.

Being informed by the locals, police went to the spot, recovered the body and sent it to the hospital morgue for autopsy.

Police said Rehana might have strangled the girl on her way home from Dhaka.