A young Bangladeshi mother and her 45-day-old daughter died while her another minor daughter fell sick, as she took poison herself after feeding it to them, the leading newspaper The Independent reported Saturday.
The daily quoted the family members of the suicider Champa Begum as saying the reason behind the tragedy is dowry.
According to the family members, Champa married Nurul Islam eight years ago. Since then, Nurul had been torturing her, demanding dowry from Champa's father.
On Thursday evening, after being severely beaten up, Champa first fed her two little children pesticide and then she took it herself.
Demanding dowry from the bride's family is still very common in some rural areas in Bangladesh. Many wives are tortured even killed by husbands for not paying dowry in these areas.
The daily quoted the family members of the suicider Champa Begum as saying the reason behind the tragedy is dowry.
According to the family members, Champa married Nurul Islam eight years ago. Since then, Nurul had been torturing her, demanding dowry from Champa's father.
On Thursday evening, after being severely beaten up, Champa first fed her two little children pesticide and then she took it herself.
Demanding dowry from the bride's family is still very common in some rural areas in Bangladesh. Many wives are tortured even killed by husbands for not paying dowry in these areas.
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