The body of a 65-year-old woman was recovered from her house in Rupsha upazila of Khulna Friday morning.
Officer-in-charge of Rupsha police station Enamul Haque confirmed the matter.
The deceased is Gulfara Nahar, wife of the late Shahidul Islam.
Locals said that the victim had been living alone in the house in Naihati village. Her son Raihan worked in Dhaka as a National Board of Revenue inspector.
In the morning, housemaid Shahinur Begum arrived and called out to Gulfara. When she found the gate open and no sound coming from inside, she became suspicious. She called the neighbours, and when they entered the house, they found Nahar鈥檚 body lying on the floor.
Last night, criminals broke into the house through a window, tied the victim鈥檚 hands and feet, and struck her on the head. She died from excessive bleeding during the attack. The criminals opened the cupboard in the house and looted cash, gold jewellery, and other valuables. However, it was not yet known exactly how much money and what items were taken, the OC said.
The body was sent to Khulna Medical College Hospital for a post-mortem. Preparations for filing a case with the police station were underway, added the police official.
