Mariam’s death: MP Gazi Nazrul sent to jail after remand

A court in Dhaka on Monday ordered Satkhira-4 lawmaker Gazi Nazrul Islam to be sent to jail after the end of his second round of remand in a case filed with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station over the alleged abetment of suicide of his second wife, Mariam Khatun.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Ehsanul Islam passed the order after a hearing, said Prosecution Division Sub-Inspector Rafiqur Islam.
According to court sources, the investigation officer of the case, DB Tejgaon Zonal Team Inspector Mohammad Salahuddin, produced the accused before the court after a four-day remand and sought an order to keep him in jail.
During the hearing, defence lawyer Mahbubul Islam sought bail for the accused, while the prosecution opposed the plea. After hearing both sides, the court rejected the bail petition and ordered that Gazi Nazrul be sent to jail.
Mahbubul claimed that even after two rounds of remand, the investigation officer could not present any evidence of Gazi Nazrul Islam’s involvement before the court.
“We sought bail for him considering that he is a four-time Member of Parliament and his age,” Mahbubul said, adding, “He is not someone who would flee and will cooperate with the investigation in every possible way.”