Housewife tortured to death
Friday, 18 July 2014
A housewife, injured allegedly by her husband over dowry on July 7, died at Mahershpur upazila health complex in Jhenidah district on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Sagarika Begum, 20. Quoting victim’s family Maheshpur police said Shariful Islam used to torture his wife Sagarika for dowry since their marriage 11 months ago. Sagarika was seriously injured due to his torture on July 7 and she was admitted to the upazila health complex where she died on Thursday. The body was sent to Jhenidah Sadar Hospital for autopsy, according to UNB.