Mozaffar Hossain, officer-in-charge of Chapainawabganj sadar police station, said Shahin Ali, a tenant of Saiful Islam Masud, strangled his wife to death around 11:15pm on Sunday night.
On information, police rushed to the spot and recovered the body, he added. Police recovered a black scarf used in the murder from the spot. The body was sent to Chapainawabganj sadar hospital morgue for an autopsy, the OC added.