A housewife allegedly committed suicide in Mathbaria upazila of the district on Tuesday. The deceased is Sumi Begum, 22, wife of Jasim Uddin of Holta village. Family sources said Sumi took pesticide following an altercation with her husband over a family matter. She later died at the upazila health complex. The body was sent to Pirojpur Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy, said Khandakar Mostafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Mathbaria Police Station.