Murder for dowry
A woman was murdered allegedly by her husband at Charnarua village in Sahzadpur upazila early yesterday. Police said victim Asma Khatun, 40, and her husband Abdud Samad had an altercation in the early hours of yesterday. At one stage, Samad slit Asma's throat with a sharp weapon, resulting in her death on the spot. Family sources said, Samad had been demanding a large sum of money as dowry for long from the parents of Asma. But Asma's father could not meet the demand because of poverty. Police yesterday sent the body to the Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy. Samad and his family members went into hiding after the killing.
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