Housewife beaten to death

UNB, Narsingdi
A housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband at Nabipura village in Sadar upazila for dowry Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Habiba Begum, 20. Family sources said Tofazzal Hossain married Habiba, daughter of Suruj Miah of Karimpur village three years back. Tofazzal since then used to torture his wife for dowry. On the fateful night, he asked Habiba to bring dowry money from her parents. An she refused to do so, he became furious and beat Habiba mercilessly leaving her dead on the spot. On information, police recovered the body yesterday morning and sent it to Sadar hospital morgue for autopsy. Tofazzal and his mother were arrested in this connection. A case was filed.