Female college teacher burned to death

The family of college teacher Tahmina Akhtar Muna has filed a case against her husband Sumon Salahuddin, accusing him of setting her on fire, reports bdnews24.com.
Sumon surrendered to the court on Thursday morning and was sent to jail by the judge later in the afternoon after Muna's brother-in-law Tarequl Islam filed the case with Cumilla Kotwali Model thana on Wednesday night.
Muna (32), was a lecturer of Bangla at Cumilla Model College in Debidar upazila's Nabiabad area. On August 29, she suffered burns on nearly 60 per cent of her body in a fire at a rented house in the city's Racecourse area.
She was initially taken to Cumilla Medical College Hospital for treatment and later transferred to the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Sunday. She later died of her wounds.
Sumon claims that gas had accumulated in the kitchen as the windows were closed and when Muna turned on the stove, it sparked a fire, engulfing her.
He also said he was burned when he tried to save his wife.
The case filed by Tarequl disputes Sumon's claim and states that Sumon and Muna had a love marriage in 2017 and Sumon had been unemployed ever since. It alleged Sumon tortured Muna` physically and mentally for dowry.
"While Muna was receiving treatment, she told her family that, on the day of the accident, Sumon poured kerosene on her and set the fire," the case says.
The family are calling for Sumon to receive the death sentence.