Housewife commits 'suicide'

A woman committed suicide in Delduar upazila of the district yesterday. The deceased is Alifa Begum, 18, daughter of Gias Miah of Borati village in Mirzapur upazila. Local sources said Alifa was married to Sharif Miah, 28, son of Motaleb Miah of Barkuria Bathulee village in Delduar upazila two years ago. Since marriage, Sharif used to torture Alifa for dowry. He tortured her on Tuesday night and kept her out of the house all night. Alifa, who was six months pregnant, hanged herself from the ceiling after Sharif went out in the morning, sources added. 

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