A housewife was allegedly killed by her husband Saturday night for refusing him permission for second marriage and giving birth to a daughter in Kishoreganj sadar upazila of the district.
The deceased was identified as Rekha Akter, 22, wife of Abul Hossain of Mahinanda Bhaskorkhila village under the upazila.
Quoting locals, police said Abul Hossain used to pressurise his wife Rekha to give permission for his second marriage.
But the wife declined to accede to her husband’s desire.
Abul allegedly tortured Rekha for her refusal which always led to an altercation between the two.
On Saturday night, Abul Hossain strangled his wife after drugging her at night and left home immediately after the incident.
The victim’s father Abdur Rashid said Rekha was married to Abul Hossain, 32, son of Chan Mia, about four years ago.
Abul kept torturing Rekha as her complexion was black, but recently, Abul and his family began to torture her indiscriminately as she gave birth to a daughter.
Md Abdul Malek, officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sadar police station, said the body was sent to Kishoreganj Sadar Hospital morgue.
A case was filed with the police station in this connection, he added.
