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Three housewives were killed allegedly by their husbands for dowry in Sadar and Abhoynagar upazilas on Friday and Saturday. Police said Gahar Ali of Echhamati village in Abhoynagar upazila beat and strangulated his 2nd wife Noorjahan Begum, 35, to death Friday night as she refused to bring dowry money from her father. Victim's son found the body and informed police. The killer husband went into hiding.
In another incident, Roni Begum, 20, was strangled by her husband Nazrul Islam at Sankarpur in the town on Saturday as she failed to bring dowry money from her parents.
In yet another incident Delwar Hossain of Noorpur village in Sadar upaizla beat his wife Fatema Khatoon, 27, to death for dowry on Friday. The bodies were sent to the Jessore General Hospital morgue for autopsy. Separate cases were filed with the police. |