Pregnant woman killed for dowry
A pregnant woman was killed in Pabna's Atghoria upazila early yesterday.
The victim Amena Khatun, 22, who was married to Jahid Hossain, was eight months pregnant, according to police and family sources.
Locals found the body near the victim's house in a pond and informed police.
Police recovered the body and picked up her husband Jahid Hossain and mother-in-law Rashida Khatun in this connection for interrogation, police said.
The body was sent to the Pabna General Hospital for autopsy.
Asif Mohammad Siddikul Islam, officer-in-charge of Atghoria Police Station, said the victim was often tortured at her in-laws' house for dowry.
"The victim's family alleged that she was killed by her in-laws for this reason."
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