Monday, December 19, 2011

Bangladesh - woman's husband 'chopped off her fingers' for studying without his permission

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A young Bangladeshi woman, whose husband is accused of cutting off her fingers after she began a college course without his permission, has spoken to the BBC about her determination to carry on with her studies.

The attack on Hawa Akther Jui, 21, is the latest in a series of acts of domestic violence targeting educated women in the country.

The BBC's Anbarasan Ethirajan reports.

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