A woman was allegedly killed by her husband for dowry in Charkewar of Munshiganj Sadar yesterday. The deceased Eti Akter of Hatlakhmiganj had been frequently tortured by her husband and in-laws for dowry, said her brother.
The husband Farid Sarker, 38, an auto-rickshaw driver, went into hiding with his daughter, father and mother following the incident.
Police held a maternal aunt of Farid in this connection.
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