A jealous husband is now facing life in prison for chopping off his
wife’s fingers because she refused to stop her education as he
instructed.
The man, Rafiqul Islam, 30, reportedly blindfolded his wife Hawa Akhter,
21, taped her mouth in pretense of trying to surprise her only to cut
off all five fingers. Ms Akhter’s fingers were then thrown into the
dustbin by one of his relatives to ensure doctors could not reattach
them. .
Mr Islam, who is a migrant worker in the
United Arab Emirates, had warned her of the severe consequences should
she not listen to him and upon getting ‘back to Bangladesh, he wanted to
have a discussion with me,’ Ms Akhter told The Times. ‘
Suddenly,
he blindfolded me and tied my hand. He also taped my mouth saying that
he would give me some surprise gifts. But, instead he cut off my
fingers.’ Mohammed Saluddin, the Bangladesh police chief said that Mr
Islam had confessed after he was arrested in the capital, Dhaka, and
will face charges of permanent disfiguration. .
Human rights
groups are demanding life imprisonment. Ms Akhter says she is learning
to write with her left hand and is determined to resume her studies. She
is now back at her parent’s house.