Mother's suicide bid after killing sons in Sylhet

A woman killed her two sons and attempted to end her life at Bishwanath Upazila in Sylhet, reports bdnews24.com.

The suicide survivor is Beauty Akter Rony who is now under treatment at Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital, police said.

On Tuesday evening, Beauty killed her two sons: three-year-old Nahidul Islam Maruan and 18-month-old Wahidul Islam Ruman, by drowning them in a water-filled bucket, said Inspector of Bishwanath police station Md Shamsuddoha.

"After killing the children, she drank an antiseptic liquid to commit suicide," he said quoting family and neighbours.

Police interrogated Beauty's husband Kabir Ali, a farmer, over the incident.

The children's bodies were taken to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.