2nd wife's death: MP Gazi Nazrul, first wife arrested in suicide abetment case
The case was filed over the death of the MP’s second wife, Mariam Khatun, whose body was recovered from a flat at the NAM Bhaban in Dhaka.
Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam and his first wife Maksuda Islam have been arrested in a case filed over the abetment of suicide following the death of his second wife, Mariam Khatun.
The case was filed by the deceased's father, ASM Masum Billah, while her uncle, Obaidur Rahman, is the third accused.
An official from DMP Tejgaon Division confirmed the matter to The Business Standard and said they are now in police custody.
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Earlier, around 7pm, police recovered the hanging body of the lawmaker's second wife, Mariam Khatun, 19, from Flat 203 on the third floor of Building 5 of NAM Bhaban under Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station.
After preparing an inquest report, police sent the body to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital for autopsy. CID and PBI teams also collected evidence from the scene.
Shortly before 10pm, an ambulance carrying the body left NAM Bhaban. Nazrul and his first wife Maksuda were taken away in a microbus following the ambulance.
Speaking at the scene, DC Ibn Mizan said police received information about a hanging body at NAM Bhaban shortly after 7pm.
Teams from Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station, the Detective Branch and CID went to the scene and found that the flat belonged to Gazi Nazrul Islam, he said.
"We have taken Gazi Nazrul Islam, MP for Satkhira-4, and his first wife Maksuda into custody for questioning," the DC said.
Asked whether the death was a murder or suicide, he said the matter was under investigation.
He also declined to say whether Nazrul and his first wife Maksuda Islam were present at the flat when the incident occurred, saying the information could not be disclosed in the interest of the investigation.
Suicide abetment refers to instigating, conspiring to facilitate, or intentionally aiding another person's suicide. Under Section 306 of Bangladesh's Penal Code, anyone who abets a suicide can face imprisonment of up to 10 years and a fine.
