Woman killed for dowry
A housewife was allegedly murdered for dowry in Nawabganj upazila of the district on Monday.
The deceased was Sabina Begum, 23, daughter of Saiful Islam of South Basudevpur village under Phulbari upazila, and wife of Rezwan Mia of Debipur village in Nawabganj upazila.
After receiving an anonymous phone call saying his daughter was dead, Saiful rushed to Sabina's house with police and found her hanging from the ceiling. Rezwan and his family members fled the spot before their arrival.
Police recovered the body and sent it to M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital for autopsy.
Rezwan and his father used to torture Sabina over dowry after her marriage, Saiful said. Rezwan and his parents beat her up on Monday night and hung her from the ceiling, Saiful alleged.
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