Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Police rescued a Pakistani woman who was allegedly tortured by her Bangladeshi husband and mother-in-law in Lalkuthi Borobazar area of Darussalam in Dhaka on Sunday after receiving a call through the national emergency helpline 999.
An English-speaking woman called the helpline on Sunday afternoon, claiming she was a Pakistani citizen with a three-month-old baby, said a press release signed by Anwar Sattar, Inspector of Police and Media and Public Relations Officer of the National Emergency Service 999.
She alleged that her husband Nobel Ahmed, 27, and mother-in-law physically assaulted her almost daily, confined her to a room, and took away her passport, reports UNB.
The woman requested immediate assistance so she coul...