Tortured for dowry: Housewife commits ‘suicide’ in Jessore

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Jessore Correspondent :
A housewife committed ‘suicide’ at Ghiba village in Sharsha upazila on Thursday following prolonged mental torture allegedly by her in-laws for dowry.
Neighbours said Riazul Islam married Reshma Khatun, 25, a few years back and he along with his family members had been torturing her mentally since then for dowry.
On Thursday, Riazul and Reshma picked up a quarrel over the issue. Having failed to endure the mental torture, Reshma took pesticide.
Reshma was taken to Jessore Medical College Hospital where she died at night.
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