One to die for killing wife

10 August 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Nilphamari

Women and Children Repression Prevention Court in Nilphamari sentenced one Zaharul Islam,29, to death on Sunday for killing his wife for dowry. Zaharul, son of Necsu Mamud of Singergargari Jumma Para village often tortured his wife Peari Begum for Tk 10,000 dowry. But Peari could not meet his demand as she came of a very poor family. On August 7, 2005, Zaharul beat his wife dead as she refused to press her parents. Zaharul, however, told all that his wife had died of cholera. The elder bother of the victim, Dulal Hossain filed a case with Kishorganj police station accusing Zaharul and four others of murder. The court on Sunday sentenced Zaharul to death but acquitted the four others of charges.