Jhenidah Correspondent :
A woman and her 15-month-old daughter were burnt alive allegedly by her elder daughter’s husband for demanding dowry at Farashpur village under Kaligonj upazila in Jhenaidah on Monday night.
The deceased were identified as Taslima Begum, 40, and her daughter Tasmia Khatun. Taslima’s husband Nazrul Islam Chand of Farashpur village under Kaligonj upazila and their elder daughter Urmi Khatun were also injured in the fire.
Urmi claimed that her husband Kamal Hossain, 25, along with three of his cohorts poured petrol through a window of a room, where Taslima, Urmi and Tasmia were sleeping on the bed and Nazrul on the floor.
They set the room on fire around 02:00 am, she added.
Urmi alleged that Kamal hailing from Jessore, has been torturing her for dowry since last few months, and sent her back to her father’s house one week ago. Kamal also threatened me with my life, she added.
Anwar Hossain, Officer-In-Charge of Kaliganj Police Station, said the fire left the four injured with Taslima and Tasmia in critical condition.
The mother and the baby were rushed to Jessore Medical College Hospital where doctors referred them to the Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital as their condition deteriorated. They died near Paturia Ghat before reaching Dhaka, the OC informed.
No one has been arrested yet in this connection, the OC added.
Additional Superintendent of Police Ajbahar Ali and Jhenaidah-4 constituency lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar visited the spot.
A woman and her 15-month-old daughter were burnt alive allegedly by her elder daughter’s husband for demanding dowry at Farashpur village under Kaligonj upazila in Jhenaidah on Monday night.
The deceased were identified as Taslima Begum, 40, and her daughter Tasmia Khatun. Taslima’s husband Nazrul Islam Chand of Farashpur village under Kaligonj upazila and their elder daughter Urmi Khatun were also injured in the fire.
Urmi claimed that her husband Kamal Hossain, 25, along with three of his cohorts poured petrol through a window of a room, where Taslima, Urmi and Tasmia were sleeping on the bed and Nazrul on the floor.
They set the room on fire around 02:00 am, she added.
Urmi alleged that Kamal hailing from Jessore, has been torturing her for dowry since last few months, and sent her back to her father’s house one week ago. Kamal also threatened me with my life, she added.
Anwar Hossain, Officer-In-Charge of Kaliganj Police Station, said the fire left the four injured with Taslima and Tasmia in critical condition.
The mother and the baby were rushed to Jessore Medical College Hospital where doctors referred them to the Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital as their condition deteriorated. They died near Paturia Ghat before reaching Dhaka, the OC informed.
No one has been arrested yet in this connection, the OC added.
Additional Superintendent of Police Ajbahar Ali and Jhenaidah-4 constituency lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar visited the spot.
