Bangladesh: Multiple marriages take man to death

Dhaka, Dec 22: A 46-year-old man, who kept his multiple marriages a secret from his four wives, was beaten up to death in Bangladesh, local media reported on Wednesday, Dec 22.

According the sources, the victim, namely Yunus Bepari, an auto-rickshaw driver, attended a marriage party with two of his wives. Co-incidentally, he had an encounter with his third wife and situation revealed that the victim had another wife (fourth) in another village.

The four wives, who were unaware of their husband's multiple marriages, beat him up mercilessly and when Bepari was taken to the near by hospital, he was declared dead.

According the Islamic Shariah (law), a Muslim man is allowed to take up to four wives, but that should be with the consent of his existing wives.

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