Man kills wife for dowry in Jashore

A housewife was killed allegedly by her dowry greedy husband at Kachua village in Jashore Sadar upazila on Monday night.

The deceased, Rahela Begum, 25, was married to fish trader Hero Hossain of Kachua village 14 years ago, family sources said.

After the marriage, Hero and his family members often tortured Rahela for dowry.

Rahela recently went to her father's home and stared a small business of clothes there.

On Monday, Hero brought Rahela to his house and strangled her following an altercation over the issue.

Hero and his family members went into hiding after the incident, Monjurul Ahsan, sub inspector of Narendrapur police camp said, adding that the body was sent to Jashore General Hospital for autopsy.