Woman gets 'death threat' for case against husband

Reshma Islam, wife of Masudur Rahman Biswas, assistant director of the Ministry of Planning, has alleged death threat by her husband for filing a case against him under Anti-dowry Act.
Reshma Islam said that the death threat came after she had filed a case against him on October 8 with the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khulna under Anti-dowry Act.
She filed the case against him with the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate on October 8, Khulna against husband Masudur Rahman who had been torturing her for dowry since marriage with her in 2001, she said at a press conference held at Khulna Press Club yesterday morning.
“Masudur Rahman intensified physical torture on me as I expressed inability to fulfil his demand for money to buy an apartment in Dhaka and a new car. He drove me out of his official quarter at Baily Road in Dhaka on October 4,” she said.
“Now I am feeling insecure due to death threat from my husband. I want security of life,” Reshma said at the press conference.
When contacted, Masudur Rahaman denied the allegations and said he had divorced Reshma.
Reshma is the daughter of Sheikh Humayun Kabir of Mohammadnagar in Batiaghata upazila in Khulna district.