Map of Magura Dhaka TribuneAccording to Odhikar, a human rights body, 5,699 women faced dowry-related violence from 2001 to 2017A woman has been killed allegedly by her husband for dowry at Raipur village of Babukhali union in Magura’s Mohammadpur upazila. According to locals, the couple used to fight often as Zia was demanding dowry from the first day of marriage. Arif Mollah, father of Munira, alleged that Zia used to torture her daughter for dowry since their marriage. Odhikar stated that at least 256 women faced dowry-related violence while 129 women were killed or took their own lives in 2017. The amended Dowry Prohibition Act 2017 stipulates penalties of five years in jail and Tk50,000 in fine for demanding, receiving and giving dowry.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 26, 2020 11:15 UTC