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Rehana Begum: Arrest over woman's murder in Bangladesh | Rehana Begum: Arrest over woman's murder in Bangladesh |
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Police in Bangladesh have arrested a man over the murder of a mother from east London. | |
Rehana Begum, 43, a British national from Stepney, was killed in Sunamganj, in the north-east of the country, on Friday. | Rehana Begum, 43, a British national from Stepney, was killed in Sunamganj, in the north-east of the country, on Friday. |
Local police told the BBC in Bangladesh they were focusing on the possibility of a rejected marriage proposal within the family. | Local police told the BBC in Bangladesh they were focusing on the possibility of a rejected marriage proposal within the family. |
Bashir Mia was arrested on Saturday afternoon. | |
Bangladeshi Police said he was a male relative of the victim's husband and they suspect he was the planner of the attack. | |
Stabbed to death | Stabbed to death |
Officers continue to hunt another five men. | |
A post-mortem examination of Ms Begum on Friday evening found she was stabbed. | A post-mortem examination of Ms Begum on Friday evening found she was stabbed. |
She has since been buried in her home village of Jagannathpur, in the Sunamganj province. | She has since been buried in her home village of Jagannathpur, in the Sunamganj province. |
On Friday, a man claiming to be a family member told BBC London she had been on holiday in the country with her husband and 12-year-old son since 17 July. | On Friday, a man claiming to be a family member told BBC London she had been on holiday in the country with her husband and 12-year-old son since 17 July. |
The man, who was calling from the south Asian country, said: "She came to Bangladesh to visit her family. | The man, who was calling from the south Asian country, said: "She came to Bangladesh to visit her family. |
"She has been hacked to death by four people for jewellery and money." | "She has been hacked to death by four people for jewellery and money." |
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said it was providing consular assistance to Mrs Begum's family. |
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