A housewife was strangled allegedly by her husband at Lalpur village in Nasirnagar upazila on Saturday. The victim was identified as Amena Begum, 23, wife of Akram Ali of the village. Officer-in-charge of Nasirnagar police station Golam Faruqe said Akram used to torture his wife for refusing to sell a piece of her land. On the fateful day he picked up a quarrel with her over the issue and at one stage strangled her. Police arrested Akram and a case was filed.