Housewife killed for dowry

A housewife was killed allegedly by her husband for dowry at Chakadin village in Raninagar upazila of Naogaon district yesterday.

The deceased was identified as Jannatun Nayem, 22, wife of Alamgir Hossain of the village.

Abdullahil Zaman, officer-in-charge of Raninagar Police Station, said Alamgir married Jannatun, daughter of Dodon Hossain of Trimohoni village in the upazila, three years ago.

Alamgir was paid Tk two lakh as dowry during their marriage, he said.

However, Alamgir used to torture Jannatun to realise more money from her Saudi Arabia expatriate father.

Early yesterday, Alamgir and his family members beat Jannatul mercilessly, leaving her dead on the spot following an altercation over the issue.

They later hung the body from the ceiling of her room showing it as a case of suicide and escaped from the house.

The victim's brother Abu Bakar Siddique filed a murder case, accusing seven people, including Alamgir.