A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband at Dhulirchar in Belkuchi upazila in the early hours of yesterday.
Police said Mukta Khatun, 19, daughter of late Motiar Rahman of Khukni village married Faruq Hossain in August this year.
Since the beginning of their marriage, Faruq and his family members used to torture her over dowry.
Yesterday Faruq was locked in altercation with Mukta and strangled her.
A case was filed in this connection.
