Dhaka – A housewife was tortured to death allegedly by her husband at Baluakandi village of Raipura upazila on Friday night over dowry.The deceased was identified as Sharmin Begum, 23, wife of Muktar Hossain, 30.Amirul Sikder, sub-inspector of Raipura Police Station, said that Muktar used to torture his wife Sharmin over dowry.Like other days, he locked into an altercation with Sharmin around 10pm and beat her mercilessly.At one stage, he stabbed her indiscriminately with a sharp weapon, leaving her critically injured.Hearing scream of Sharmin, family members rushed to the room and rescued her and sent to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.Local people caught Mukter and handed him over to police.Victim’s mother Shahana Begum filed a murder case, said Azharul Islam, officer-in-charge of the police station.UNB news agency
