Ward councillor assaulted by husband
A woman ward councillor was assaulted allegedly by her husband as she protested his second marriage at Horipur in Chapainawabganj town on Thursday.
The victim is Karima Akhtar Banu, 35, daughter of Abul Kashem of Chakbulaki village in Naogaon Sadar upazila. She is a ward councilor of Chapainawabganj Municipality.
She was admitted to Chapainawabganj Adhunik Sadar Hospital.
On Thursday afternoon, she had an altercation with her husband Ansar Ali over his second marriage, Banu told reporters at the hospital yesterday.
At one stage, Ali became furious and beat up Banu with bamboo sticks, injuring her severely, at their house in Horipur, she said.
Being informed, other councillors of Chapainawabganj Municipality rushed her to the hospital around 7:00pm on Thursday, she added.
Ali married Banu seven years ago. He got married again to Nazma, an employee of Chapainawabganj deputy commissioner's office, a year and a half ago without Banu's permission, said Banu.
Ali often tortured Banu whenever she protested his second marriage, she said.
Banu filed a case with Sadar Police Station under Women and Children Repression Prevention Act against Ali, who fled the scene immediately.
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