Man gets life for killing wife for dowry
A Tangail court yesterday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his wife for dowry in Nagarpur upazila of the district in 2013.
The convict is Buddu Miah alias Badsha of Atapara village in the upazila.
Judge Sharif Uddin Ahmed of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal fined the convict Tk 10,000. In default, he is to suffer three months more in prison, court sources said.
According to the prosecution, Buddu used to torture his wife Farida Khatun to bring Tk 50,000 as dowry from her parents. On July 8, 2013, Buddu locked in altercation with Farida over the issue. At one stage, he strangled her.
Later, Farida's brother Abdul Malek filed a murder case with Nagarpur Police Station. Police pressed charges against Buddo after investigation.
After examining case record, judge Sharif Uddin pronounced the verdict.
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