Thakurgaon, Sept. 5 -- A woman attempted to commit suicide allegedly after poisoning her two children to death in Ruhiya area of Sadar upazila on Thursday.

The deceased were identified as Nuruzzaman, 18-month old son of Nur Banu and her daughter Shammi Aktar,6. Nur Banu is undergoing treatment at Sadar Hospital.

Talking to reporters at the hospital Nur said that her uncle-in-laws used to torture her to oust them from their ancestral house and they tried to hit her on Wednesday night following an altercation.

She took poison and forced her two children to swallow it apprehending further harassment during an arbitration scheduled to be held on Thursday afternoon, she said.

Later, local people admitted them to sadar hospital where doctor...