Dhaka: A five-month expecting woman was killed allegedly by her husband over a family feud at Maniknagar in the capital’s Mugda area in the early hours of Wednesday.

The deceased is Tanjila Islam Binti, believed to be 30, wife of Shah Alam Sohag, a resident of the area.

The victim’s uncle Farhad Hossain said Sohag had married Binti five years ago.

The couple has a four-year-old son.

Sohag used to torture Binti since after their marriage. They locked into a quarrel over a family issue at about 3:30am.

At one stage, Sohag kicked at Binti’s abdomen, leaving her critically injured.

Later, she was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where attending doctors declared her dead at about 4:30am.

Police recovered the body and sent it to the hospital morgue for an autopsy.

Police also arrested Sohag from the hospital and taken to Mugda Police Station on Wednesday morning.