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Wife burned to death
A housewife was burned to death allegedly by her husband at Sheikhhati Para in Jessore town on Saturday night. The victim was identified as Akhi Begum, 26, the second wife of Abu Taleb of the area. Taleb used to torture his wife Akhi, daughter of Yakub Ali Biswas, resident of Jhumtala village in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenidah district, for dowry since his marriage barely a year ago. On Saturday, he beat his wife, poured kerosene over her body and set her on fire, following a family feud at about 11:00pm. She died on the spot, according to police and locals.
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