Sirajganj, June 21 (UNB) – A young housewife has been died after allegedly being poisoned over dowry at Shahariarpur village in Ullahpara upazila.
The deceased was identified as Fahida Khatun, 21, wife of Reaz Miah, 26, of the village under Salanga Police Station. She used to study in a local college.
Officer-in-charge of Salanga Police Station Wahiduzzaman said Reaz used to torture Fahida since their marriage four years ago.
Two months back, he demanded Tk 10 lakh from Fahida’s family.
Reaz along with his family members beat her on Wednesday as her family could not pay the money.
At one stage, they poured poison into her mouth, alleged her family.
Later in the afternoon, they took Fahida to a hospital in Bogura where doctors declared her dead.
Police arrested Reaz, his mother and one of his friends, Sujon, over the incident.
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