Man pours hot water on wife in capital

A woman suffered burn injuries allegedly after her husband poured boiling water on her following an altercation in the capital's Hazaribagh yesterday.

Sara Akter, 25, -- with burn injuries in her chest, abdomen, hands and legs -- is undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

The husband Yusuf Mohon -- an alleged drug addict -- had been quarreling with Sara for a few months over a family feud, said the victim's sister.