Husband to die for killing wife in Sirajganj

A court here sentenced a man to death for killing his wife in Tarash upazila of the district in 2011.

Judge of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 Begum Salma Khatun pronounced the verdict on Wednesday afternoon, said public prosecutor of the court Md. Masudur Rahman.

The convict is Md. Matiur Rahman Khadgir alias A. Matin, son of Md. Baher Ali Khadgir of Vyat village of the upazila.

According to the prosecution, convict Matin used to torture his wife Sabina Yasmin after their marriage for dowry. On the night of September 29, 2011, he strangled his wife to death over the same matter and dumped the body in a paddy field. 

Later, the police recovered the body.

Deceased's elder brother Md. Abdul Razzak filed a murder case with Tarash Police Station.