Man to die for killing wife in Chattogram

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 01 (bdnews24.com): A Chattogram court has sentenced a man to death on charges of killing his wife over dowry nine years ago.

District Judge of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Mosh-iur Rahman Khan passed the order on Tuesday.

Jahangir Alam, a resident of Aholla Sadharpara village in Boalkhali Upazila, has been convicted of beating his wife to death.

The court also fined the man Tk 50,000, Public Prosecutor Jesmin Akter told the news agency.

"The convict was sent to prison after the verdict was delivered. His brother Abdul Alam, who was on the run, was acquitted by the court."

According to the case dossier, Jahangir pressured his wife Shamima Akter's family for dowry to go abroad.