A woman was stabbed to death and four were injured by robbers in Santhia upazila of Pabna early Sunday.
Officer-in-charge AKM Rezaul Islam of Santhia Police Station said a gang of robbers, numbering 15 to 20, entered the house of Sunil Kumar Sarkar at Jorgachha in the upazila at about 1:00am.
They attacked Sunil with sharp weapon when he tried to resist them.
The gang also stabbed Sunil's wife Ela Rani Sarkar, brothers Shushil and Shudhir and nephew Anup when they tried to save Sunil.
The robbers took away three mobile sets and some gold ornaments and left the house.
Ela, 45, succumbed to his injuries at Santhia Upazila Health Complex at about 8:00am.
The other injured were admitted to Pabna General Hospital.
