Two housewives killed for 'dowry'
Two housewives were killed allegedly for dowry in Sadar and Gouripur upazilas on Friday.
The bodies were sent to Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) morgue for autopsy.
In Sadar upazila, Mazeda Begum, 32, wife of farmer Bachchu Miah of Patnipara village, was beaten up allegedly by her in-laws following a feud over dowry at night.
The incident took place when Bachchu Mia was not at home, said police.
Critically injured Mazeda died on way to MMCH, said Abu Md Fazlul Karim, officer in-charge of Kotwali Police Station.
In another incident, a six-month-old pregnant woman was beaten to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Amapara village under Gouripur upazila.
The dead is Nasreen Akhtar, 19, wife of Sohel Akthar, a private job holder of the upazila, said police.
Nasreen married Sohel 10 months ago. After the marriage, Sohel and his parents used to torture her for dowry.
Following an altercation over the issue on Friday afternoon, Sohel and his family members hit Nasreen with heavy sticks, leaving her dead on the spot.
Police arrested Sohel and his mother, said OC Mohammad Ali Sheikh of Gouripur Police Station. The arrestees were yesterday produced before a court that sent them to jail, he added.
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