Dhaka, Feb. 23 -- A man has been fatally stabbed by his wife during a domestic dispute allegedly triggered by his secret fifth marriage.

The incident took place in the wee hours of Sunday in a residential area in Chattogram under the Halisahar Police Station, reports bdnews24.com.

The victim, 36-year-old Alauddin, identified by a single name, was attacked by his fourth wife Nur Jahan in their home in the Morjinar Mar Colony in Bashundhara Residential Area.

According to police, Nur Jahan was taken into custody shortly after the incident.

Alauddin, a native of Sonaimuri Upazila in Noakhali, worked sporadically as a rickshaw driver and a labourer at a brick kiln, said Moniruzzaman, the chief of Halisahar Police Station.

He had been marr...