Second wife's death case: Gazi Nazrul's bail plea rejected again

A Dhaka court on Sunday rejected the bail plea of Satkhira-4 lawmaker Gazi Nazrul Islam in the case filed over the death of his second wife, Mariam Akter.

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Shahjahan Kabir rejected the bail petition, said State Prosecutor Azizul Haque Didar.

On Sunday, defence lawyers, including Mahbubur Rahman and Mizanur Rahman, filed bail petitions which the prosecution opposed. After hearing arguments from both sides, the court rejected the bail plea.

In the bail petition, the defence stated that the accused was completely innocent and had no involvement whatsoever in the incident mentioned in the first information report (FIR). He had been implicated in the case solely to harass him with malicious intent.

The petition further stated that the 75-year-old senior politician and freedom fighter was suffering from a serious heart condition. It also mentioned that he had a permanent address and would neither go into hiding nor leave the area if granted bail.

Earlier, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court also denied his bail petition in the case.

On the evening of 20 September, Mariam's body was recovered from a flat at NAM Bhaban in the capital, hanging. Later that night, police took Gazi Nazrul Islam and his first wife, Maksuda, into custody.

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Court denies Gazi Nazrul's bail plea in second wife's death case

Mariam's father, SM Masum Billah, filed a case that night accusing Gazi Nazrul Islam, his wife Maksuda Islam and the deceased's maternal uncle, Obaidur Rahman, of abetting suicide.

The following day, the court granted a four-day remand for Gazi Nazrul Islam and a one-day remand for Maksuda Begum. Later that night, the investigation was transferred to the Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

On 22 September, Maksuda Begum was sent to jail after a one-day remand in the case. Another accused, Obaidur Rahman, who was arrested in the case on 23 September, was also sent to jail by the court on the same day.

The court, however, placed Gazi Nazrul Islam on a fresh four-day remand in the case on 24 September. He was later sent to jail after the end of his second round of remand.