Housewife murdered
A housewife was murdered allegedly by her husband yesterday for dowry at Gudhibari village in Shahzadpur upazila. Police and victim's family sources said, Shafiqul Islam, 30, of the village married Morium Khatun, 25, daughter of Abdul Mannan of Ghorzan village of the same upazila about five years ago. Since their marriage, Shafiqul had been demanding a big sum of dowry from her father. But her father failed to pay the amount due to poverty. On the fateful day, the couple locked in a quarrel as Shafiqul pressed for dowry from her father. As Marium refused to bring the money, she was beaten to death. After the incident, Shafiqul and his other family members went into hiding. On information, police went to the spot and recovered the body. Later, the body was sent to Sirajganj Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy. A case was lodged with Shahzadpur police station in this connection.
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