A man was sentenced to death and fined Tk1 lakh by Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge, Md Hafizur Rahman on Tuesday, for murdering his wife.
Md Nuruzzaman strangled his wife Nadira Akhter following row over dowry
Nuruzzaman’s mother and brother were also sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment by the court.
According to the case statement, Nadira was married to Nuruzzaman from Patharghata upazila of Barguna in 2008. Since the marriage, Nadira was tortured by her in laws' family for dowry.
On August 19, 2010, Nuruzzaman demanded a dowry of Tk2 lakh from Nadira. He strangled Nadira to death when she refused to meet his demand.
To cover up this murder and pass it as a suicide, Nuruzzaman, with the help of his mother and brother, hung the dead body of Nadira from the ceiling-fan.
Nadira’s father, Md Rustam Ali filed a case against Nuruzzaman, his mother, and his brother, with the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal on August 25, 2010.