Dhaka:A court today denied bail to Jamat-e-Islami Member of Parliament (MP) Gazi Nazrul Islam, who is facing charges related to the suicide of his second wife, Marium. The bail application was presented before Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Shahjahan Kabir, but it was rejected after a hearing.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, state counsel Azizul Haque Didar confirmed the court's decision. Gazi Nazrul Islam, who represents the Satkhira Sadar constituency, was arrested by police on September 20. The following day, he was placed on a four-day remand by Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Ehsanul Islam. Another four-day remand was granted on September 24 by Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ripon Hossain. Currently, he remains in custody.
Marium's body was discovered hanging in MP Gazi Nazrul Islam's flat located at the NAM Bhaban, near the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban, on the evening of September 20. Her death led to a case being filed by her father, S M Masum Billah, at the Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station on September 21. The case accuses Gazi Nazrul Islam, his first wife Maksuda Islam, and his personal driver Obaidur Rahman of abetting the suicide, under section 306 of the Penal Code.