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Housewife tortured for dowry
A housewife was tortured allegedly by her in-laws for failing to meet their dowry demand at Naraynpur village under Rajoir upazila of the district on Monday. Minara Begum, 22, daughter of Abdul Latif Boyati of Nagar Goaldi village under the same upazila, is now undergoing treatment at Rajoir upazila health complex. Family members said Minara was married to Mosharaf Shikder of Naraynpur village under the same upazila eight years ago. After the marriage, Mosharaf and his family members often tortured her for dowry. The victim told this correspondent at the hospital that at about 3:00am on Monday, her brother-in-laws Bayjed and Sujon along with five to seven others beat her up, leaving her unconscious. Later Minara's father rescued her in a seriously injured condition with the help of Rajoir police.
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