Worker's slit-throat body found

A garment worker was found dead with her throat slit in her house at Baipail of Ashula, outside the capital, yesterday.

Fahmida Begum, 20, wife of day labourer Monju Mia of Jamalpur's Madarganj, worked at Fountain Garments Ltd.

Fahmida's landlord, Monir Hosen, claimed that Monju entered the house around 10:00pm on Thursday. Monju is now absconding. Police sent the body to Dhaka Medical College morgue for autopsy.