Dhaka, March 2 -- A woman has allegedly hacked her 3-year-old son to death in Narsingdi's Raipura Upazila.

The incident took place in Amirganj Union's Dakkhin Mirzanagar area around 8:30pm on Saturday, according to Adil Mahmud, chief of Raipura Police Station.

The boy's mother, identified as Shirina Begum, fled the scene following the incident and remains at large.

The victim, Anas Miah, was the only child of Dalim Miah, an expatriate living in Saudi Arabia, and his wife Shirina, said Abu Bakkar, a local council member.

Bakkar, citing accounts from neighbours, said Dalim had married Shirina five years ago.

After her husband left for Saudi, Shirina continued living at his family's home with their son.

On Saturday evening, Shirina all...