Selima Khan Majlish, wife of late Awami League lawmaker Shamsuddoha Khan Majlish, died early yesterday, four days after she was severely injured by unknown criminals at her Savar residence on the outskirts of the capital.
Masud Chowdhury, Dhaka district AL organising secretary and a nephew of Selima, told The Daily Star that Selima died around 1:00am at Combined Medical Hospital (CMH).
On Tuesday, some criminals tried to slit Selima's throat and stabbed in her abdomen. She was rushed to a local clinic and then shifted to CMH.
After the incident, Masud filed a case with Savar Police Station accusing unidentified criminals.
Police have so far detained four people-- Abul Kalam Azad, 30, husband of Selima's granddaughter Tilottoma Khan Majlish, Azad's cousin Selim, 32, housemaid Sarala Sarkar, 32, and her husband Haripada Sarkar, 40.
After the preliminary interrogation, police freed Sarala and Selim, and took Azad and Haripada on remand for two days each.
Police suspect that family members and close relatives were involved in the murder to grab her properties.
Masud said police did not arrest the real culprits yet.
Sub-Inspector Sheikh Farid Ahmed, investigation officer of the case, said they gathered bits of important information, but he declined to disclose those for the sake of investigation.