Man gets life for killing wife
A court here yesterday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his wife. The convict is Zafar Ullah, 40, son of Abu Taher of Dubba village in Sonagazi upazila. The court also fined him Tk 50,000, in default he is to suffer another three months in prison. According to the prosecution, Zafar strangled Jaheda Akhtar, mother of two children, for dowry on May 11, 2008. Later, victim's brother filed a case accusing Zafar. After examining the witnesses and records, Additional District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Harunur Rashid pronounced the verdict.
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