Of them, Rina Begum, 25, was injured severely when her husband allegedly poured boiled water on her in her sleep at South Badda in Dhaka at around 2:00am.

The other victim is Shahnaz Begum, 20, of Mymensingh Sadar upazila. She was injured seriously when her mother-in-law allegedly set fire to her after pouring kerosene on her shortly after midnight on Thursday.

Both the victims are now undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).

Rina, a garments worker, told The Daily Star that her husband Jahangir Alam, a rickshw-van puller, poured boiled water on her when she was sleeping at their residence.

Earlier in the evening, they were locked in an altercation as Jahangir suspects that she has an affair with one of her colleagues at the garment factory at Tejgaon.

In the other incident, Shahnaz Begum sustained severe burns in Mymensingh.

Rafiqul Islam, brother of Shahnaz, alleged that her mother-in-law Bakuli Begum set fire to his sister as his family could not provide Tk 50,000 in dowry.

Mohammad Sujon, husband of Shahnaz, also suffered injuries when he tried to extinguish the fire.

Sujon told The Daily Star that he woke at around 12:00 midnight to screaming of his wife. But he denies the allegation that his mother set fire to his wife.

Shahnaz was rushed to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital before being shifted to DMCH.

Bakuli Begum went into hiding soon after the incident.