MP Nazrul, Mariam’s family reach settlement

Controversial Member of Parliament Gazi Nazrul Islam has reached a settlement with the family of his second wife Mariam Khatun in a case over abetting her suicide, his lawyer has said.

Raising this issue in court on Wednesday, lawyer Mahbubur Rahman also said that MP Nazrul and his first wife Maksuda Islam will seek bail.

The bail hearing was held in the court of Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sefatullah.

Defence lawyer Mahbubur told reporters, “We sought bail on the condition of Nazrul and Maksuda Islam’s settlement. 

They are not involved in the incident.

“A settlement has already been reached with the plaintiff. The plaintiff, who was present at the hearing, said that he has no objection to granting bail to the two suspects.”

Meanwhile, the judge granted bail to Maksuda after the hearing. However, the state’s lawyer Omar Faruq Faruqi said that Gazi Nazrul’s bail application was rejected.

Police recovered Mariam’s hanging body from a flat at NAM Bhaban near the parliament complex on Sept 20.

Later that night, Mariam’s father SM Masum Billah filed the case against Nazrul, Maksuda and the victim’s maternal uncle, Obaidur Rahman, accusing them of abetting her suicide.�"bdnews24