Charge framing hearing against cricketer Shahadat Hossain, wife on Feb 22

Hearing on framing of charges against Bangladesh cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife in a case over torturing their underage house help will be held on Feb 22.

Court Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 4 Feb 2016, 08:05 AM
Updated : 4 Feb 2016, 08:19 AM

A Dhaka court has fixed the date after it accepted the charges police pressed against the pace bowler and his wife Jesmin Jahan.

The couple, who are now in bail, appeared before the court during Thursday’s hearing.

In September last year, Hossain filed a police complaint claiming his house help had gone missing.

But several hours later, the 11-year-old girl surfaced to accuse the cricketer and his wife of regular torture.

Police said one Khandkar Mozzamel Haque found the girl at Mirpur and took her to the local police.

Haque later filed the case. The couple were absconding until police arrested the pace bowler’s wife on Oct 4.

The next day, Hossain surrendered in the court of the Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate, which rejected his bail plea and sent him to prison.

On Dec 1, the same court granted bail to his wife.

Hossain then moved the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge for bail, but was turned down.

On Dec 8, the High Court granted him bail until Mar 31, 2016.

The fast bowler last played for Bangladesh in May last year against Pakistan. He went off the field on the first day of first Test with a leg injury.

Bangladesh Cricket Board had him treated in Australia and he was going through a rehabilitation programme.

The BCB had now said that reports of Hossain torturing a minor was ‘utterly embarrassing’ and banned the pacer from all forms of cricket until the charges were resolved.