A Gazipur court yesterday sentenced a husband to death for the killing his wife over unpaid dowry.
District Judge of Woman and Child Repression Control Tribunal Fatema Nazib announced the verdict in presence of the convict Jahangir Hossain, 25, who hailed from Bardia village, Kapasia upazila of the district.
The court also fined the convict Tk50,000 but set free his mother Sheuly, 40, as allegations against her were not proven. The victim Nasima Begum of Bir Uzuli village of the same upazila was married to Jahangir in 2011. After a few days of their marriage, Jahangir sent back Nasima to her father’s house demanding dowry. Later, Jahangir took back Nasima on August 6, 2011, when doctors declared her pregnant.
However, Jahangir strangled Nasima to death at one stage of an altercation regarding dowry.
After the incident, Iman Ali, father of the victim, filed a case with the Kapasia police station under the Woman and Child Repression Act accusing Jahangir and his parents.
On August 18, Kapasia police arrested prime accused Jahangir and produced him before the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Sabia Sultana. Later, Sub-Inspector Sanwar Jahan pressed charge sheet against Jahangir and his mother.
Meanwhile, Iman Ali, father of the victim expressed his content in the verdict.