A housewife was allegedly beaten to death on Friday evening by her husband over dowry at Gederguri village in Boda upazila of Panchagarh.
The victim was identified as Mukti Rani, 25, wife of Anikul Chandra Roy, 29, of the same village.
Police arrested the accused husband Anikul Chandra Roy on the same night.
Police and local sources said, Mukti Rani, daughter of Goynath Chandra Roy of Chorpara village in Atwary upazila was married to Anikul Chandra Roy, son of Naresh Chandra Roy five years ago.
Since their marriage the couple frequently fought over dowry as Mukti’s father did not pay the total amount agreed upon earlier.
On the fateful day, at one stage of altercation Anikul started to beat Mukti with a bamboo stick leaving her dead on the spot.
Upon receiving information, police went to the spot, recovered the body and sent it to Panchagarh Sadar Hospital for autopsy.
Victim’s father Goynath Chandra Roy filed a murder case with Boda police station against Anikul chandra Roy and three other persons of his (Anikul’s) family, officer in-charge of the police station Md. Mojnur Rahman said.