Bangladeshi pregnant woman killed by husband

Rupgonj , Bangladesh, July 07 — Parul Akter, a 30-year-old woman living in poverty, was missing for five days. Her mother, Nur Jahan Begum, told Asia News, "I went to visit my daughter in her husband’s house in Rupgonj on June 12th, but her husband's relatives said that my daughter had a fight with her husband and left for my house on June 9th. But I wondered about their response. My daughter, Parul Akter, was tortured by her husband and their relatives many times in this year. I said to Karim, the husband of my daughter Parul, that my daughter did not come to my house."

Rob Mia, the brother of Parul Akter, told Asia News, "I rushed to the Rupgonj police station on June 12th and filed a general report. From the police station, they called me and said that a body was found in the nearby Sitolokha River. After searching the river, we find my sister's body. I cannot stop my tears. Why did this happen to my sister?"

A young girl, Shuma Akter, told to Asia News, "Last week, we saw another body in the river. The police did not even come, but some people informed the police."

Begum, the victim's mother, said, "I doubt that Karim, the husband of my daughter, and his relatives tortured and killed my daughter."

The Rupgonj police chief told Asia News, "Parul Akter's brother filed a murder case with our police station, and we are working on the case."

Parul Akter had two children: Rohan (age 6) and Shorna (age 3). The family fears that her husband's relatives may even have killed the children, said Begum.

She went on, "My daughter had 15,000 dollars, and Karim and his relatives were trying to get that. My daughter always refused to give it to them; that is why they brutally tortured her several times."

"My daughter always told me, if she files a police complaint, then how will she live with her husband, and that she needed to think of the future of her two children."

"The brutal people not only killed my daughter, they even killed the seven-month-old unborn baby of Parul, which was inside her womb."

Human rights activist Dipal Barua said, "I highly condemn such violence against woman and children. It's not only murder, it's double murder and it’s the killing of humanity."

Several human rights organizations have highly condemned this inhuman act and have demanded justice.