Man throws acid on wife

Our correspondent, Jessore

A young, educated wife looking to join the workforce has paid a cruel price for her ambitions, as her husband threw acid on her face almost first thing on Wednesday morning. The victim is Razia Sultana, 30, daughter of Monir Uddin of Kashipur village in Manirampur upazila of Jessore, where the incident occurred as Razia was visiting her parents. Family members rushed in hearing her screams, and she was first rushed to the Jessore General Hospital. Doctors there referred her to the Burn Unit at Dhaka Medical, considering the severe damage suffered by her eyes.

Meanwhile the insecure husband, Kamruzzaman, a motorcyclist for hire hailing from Bangalipur village in the same upazila, has gone into hiding. Talking to our Jessore correspondent, Razia relayed how she had recently completed her Master’s and was looking for work. This did not sit well with Kamruzzaman, who was against her decision to look for work.

“We had been arguing on-and-off over this. Today in the morning as I just sat there in my father’s house, before I could realize anything he appeared out of nowhere and hurled the acid targeting my face and eyes. I could only scream as I felt my own face get scalded,” Razia said. Duty doctor Najrul Islam said, Razia’s face and eyes were burned severely by the acid and so she was referred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for better treatment after first aid there. The alleged husband could not be detained as he went into hiding after the incidence, said Officer-in-Charge of Manirampur Police Station. No case was filed till filing of the report. Police assured they would take steps to this effect, but added the caveat that Razia would need to step forward and file the complaint, said the OC of Manirampur.

‘Rapist’ arrested in Jamalpur

OUR CORRESPONDENT, Jamalpur

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a suspected rapist from Mymensingh station area yesterday. According to RAB sources, on secret information, a team of the elite force led by Company Commander Hayatul Islam Khan raided the aforesaid area and arrested Md Mozammel Sheikh, 35, of Megharbari village in Melandaha upazila of Jamalpur district around 1:40am. According to the prosecution, Mozammel Sheikh allegedly kidnapped the girl of Nayanagar village on her way to private tutor on November 22, last year and violated her detaining for three days. On November 25 he left her in Durmuth station area around 3.30pm as her condition deteriorated. Local people rescued her in critical condition and took her to Jamalpur General Hospital. In this connection victim’s father filed a case with Melandah police station on November 26. Following the incident a large number of people including local Awami League leaders, guardians, teachers and students formed human chains several times demanding arrest and punishment of the criminal.