Man jailed in dowry case

A Jessore court yesterday sentenced a man to two years' imprisonment in a dowry case.

The convict is Abdullah Munshi, son of Golam Munshi of Joralia village in Sadar upazila of Narail district. The court also fined the convict Tk 2,000. In default, he is to suffer another month in jail.

According to the prosecution, Abdullah married Pervin, daughter of Sayed Ali of Dariaghata village in the upazila in 1999. After the marriage, he had been demanding Tk one lakh as dowry from his father in-law, and used to torture his wife over the issue.

On August 26, 2014, Pervin filed a case with the Jessore Judicial Magistrate's Court.