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Published : 18 May 2026, 08:02 PM
A Dhaka court has placed a woman to be interrogated in custory over allegations that she went to jail pretending to be her elder sister, a suspect in a fraud case.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Kamal Uddin passed the order on Monday following a request from the investigating officer.
The woman has been identified with the single name Bhabna.
On Tuesday, Bhabna surrendered before the court and went to jail in place of her elder sister Sharmin Akter Eka, who is a suspect in the case.
During a remand hearing on Thursday, lawyers for the complainant argued that the woman standing in the dock was not the actual suspect.
After being informed, the court asked the woman to show her face.
The judge later found that the photographs on the suspect’s national identity card and passport did not match the woman present in court.
The judge then instructed the investigating officer to verify whether the woman was in fact Sharmin Akter Eka and submit a report.
Sub-Inspector Mahbubul Alam of Uttara East Police Station sought five days for questioning Bhabna on May 15.
Defence lawyer Alamgir Hossain opposed the remand plea and sought bail, arguing that the woman was not the suspect in the case.
“She is not Sharmin Akter Eka, but Bhabna. She is not a suspect in the case. She appeared as a proxy for her sister, which has now been established.”
“A separate case may be filed against her. Since she is not a suspect, we have admitted the mistake and seek her release,” he told the court.
The claimant’s awyers argued in favour of the remand application before the court granted three days for questioning.
The case involves allegations that a group fraudulently embezzled Tk 2 billion from a businessman and an expatriate by luring them with claims linked to an ancient pillar business and so-called occult practices involving “black magic” and the “devil’s breath” drug.
