Housewife murdered for dowry

A housewife was murdered by her husband allegedly for dowry in Sadar upazila of Laxmipur district on Friday.

The victim was identified as Bilkis Akhter, 18, wife of Abu Taher of Shamserabad village in the upazila. 

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Jahangir Alam, father of Bilkis, said Taher married his daughter in December last year. After their marriage, Taher often tortured Bilkis for Tk 50,000 as dowry, he alleged.

They locked in an altercation over the issue on Friday night. At one stage, Taher strangled Bilkis and later dumped the body in the Rahamatkhali Canal in the area. 

Locals said they found the body floating on the canal the following morning and informed the police.

The law enforcers recovered the body from the canal and sent it to Laxmipur Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy. 

Taher went into hiding soon after the incident, said Aziz, sub-inspector of Sadar Police Station.