A Dhaka court yesterday fixed December 1 for another hearing on the bail petition of Jesmin Jahan Nitto Shahadat, wife of national cricket player Kazi Shahadat Hossain, with her present at the court.
Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Kamrul Hossain Molla issued the order after hearing the bail petition filed by Nitto’s counsel Kazi Md Najib Ullah Hiru on October 27 in a case filed against Nitto and Shahadat for torturing their under-age domestic help.
“Nitto has a nine-month-old baby who need to be breastfed. Nitto has been in prison since October 5. She is seeking the bail for the welfare of her infant child,” the defence counsel said.
Police arrested Nitto in the capital’s Malibagh area on October 4. Later, a Dhaka court sent her to jail rejecting her bail petition as well as a remand petition placed by police.
The case was filed on September 7 against the couple under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, 2000 for torturing their 10-year-old domestic help.