On February 26, 2013, Gita Rani1 (18) a student of 12th grade and belonging to the minority Hindu Community under Ashashuni Police Station in Satkhira, went to visit a fair in Bamondanga village. At around 8:30pm she was seen to have been in a conversation with an old acquaintance Anup Mondol at the east side […]
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Sheuly Begum in Munshiganj was killed allegedly for dowry
Sheuly Begum (28) got married to cable operator Azizul Haque Liton to save her father and her family. This was her second marriage – a marriage that cost her life. Her mother Rahima Khatun alleges that Sheuly’s husband, Azizul Haque Liton (40), a cable operator of Anarpura village under Gojaria Police Station, killed her. On […]
Fatema Khatun was allegedly killed in demand of dowry
Fatema Khatun Kajol (19) was the daughter of Mohammad Akram Shorder of Alipur Purbopara village of Sadar upazila of Satkhira district. On November 5, 2011, she married Mohammad Mominur Rahman Momin (26), the son of Harun Molla of Boikari village of Sadar upazila. On February 27, 2012, Momin and his family assaulted and injured her for dowry […]
Shahinur Begum allegedly killed over dowry demands
Shahinur Begum (19) was the daughter of Kalu Miah Prodhan of Baghaiakandi village of Gojaria thana in Munshiganj district. On May 20, 2011, Shahinur got married to Humayun Kabir Raju (25), son of Mohammad Badshah Miah from Lokkhipur village and soon after the marriage, Raju started demanding dowry. According to Shahinur’s family, at around 2.30 pm of February […]
Akhi Shutrodhor allegedly killed over dowry demands
Akhi Shutrodhor (20) was from the Maijhail Mistripara village of Belkuchi upazilla of Sirajganj district. Her family alleged that at around 1:30 in the night of December 21, 2011 Akhi’s husband Sri Ashim Shutrodhor and the members of his family killed Akhi by suffocating her. Akhi’s elder brother, Sri Bipul Kumar Shutrodhor filed a case […]
Tuli Rani Saha was allegedly killed over dowry demands
Tuli Rani Saha (19) was from Holudia village of Louhojong thana in Munshiganj district. On November 13, 2011, at dawn, Tuli Rani was allegedly suffocated and killed by her husband Mohammad Zahid Sheikh (25), mother-in-law Jostna Begum (50) and father-in-law Mohammad Joinal Sheikh (60). Tuli’s elder brother, Sagor Saha filed a case in Louhojong Police […]
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