2 get death for killing wives

Two men got death penalty for killing their wives in Mymensingh and Manikganj yesterday.

 A Mymensingh court sentenced a man to death for killing his wife for Tk 50,000 as dowry in 2013, reports our correspondent.

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The convict is Md Abdur Razzak, 55, son of late Chhamu Miah of Maizbari Panchmile in Sadar upazila.

On March 14 in 2013, Razzak hacked her wife Julekha dead following an altercation over dowry, according to the prosecution.

In Manikganj, a court here gave death penalty to a man in a case for killing his wife over dowry in 2005.

The convict is Anwar Hossain of Shivalaya upazila, reports our correspondent.