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Woman serving in jail instead of convict in Ctg: HC order tomorrow

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The High Court is likely to pass an order tomorrow on the issue of a woman serving in prison instead of the convicted Kulsuma Akhter in Chattogram.

Minu Akhter, now 33, from Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram, has been in jail since 2018 instead of convicted Kulsuma Akhter from Lohagora upazila of the same district in connection with a case filed for killing one Kohinur Begum.

Today, the HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman fixed tomorrow for a hearing on the matter.

The bench fixed the date after Minu Akhter's lawyer Mohammad Shishir Manir prayed to it for holding a hearing on the issue and pass necessary order.

Lawyer Shishir Manir told The Daily Star that he will urge the HC tomorrow to direct the authorities concerned to conduct a judicial enquiry in order to find out how Minu Akhter was allowed to serve jail sentence instead of convicted Kulsuma Akhter and who are responsible for the incident and to release Minu Akhter from jail instantly.

"I will request the High Court to order the law enforcers to arrest Kulsuma Akher immediately," he said.

Shishir Manir said Minu Akhter's husband Babul Sheikh is a vagabond and she has two sons and a daughter. Her sons and daughters were present at a Chattogram court on March 22 during the proceedings of the case, he said. 

On March 24, the documents from the Chattogram court regarding the issue reached the HC for its decision.

Earlier on March 22, the court of Chattogram's 4th Additional Metropolitan Session Judge Shariful Alam found that Minu Akhter has been serving in jail since 2018 instead of convicted Kulsuma Akhter in connection with the case filed for killing one Kohinur Begum.

Kohinur, an apparel worker, was killed in her rented house in port city's Rahmatganj area on July 9, 2006 following an altercation over a mobile phone.

A case was lodged over the murder with Kotwali Police Station and police arrested one Kulsuma Akhter and sent her to jail in 2007. She later walked out of jail on bail.

On November 30, 2017, a court in Chattogram sentenced her (Kulsuma) to life-term imprisonment in absentia after trial.

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Woman serving in jail instead of convict in Ctg: HC order tomorrow

Students can’t be forced to disclose marital status for admission: HC
File photo

The High Court is likely to pass an order tomorrow on the issue of a woman serving in prison instead of the convicted Kulsuma Akhter in Chattogram.

Minu Akhter, now 33, from Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram, has been in jail since 2018 instead of convicted Kulsuma Akhter from Lohagora upazila of the same district in connection with a case filed for killing one Kohinur Begum.

Today, the HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman fixed tomorrow for a hearing on the matter.

The bench fixed the date after Minu Akhter's lawyer Mohammad Shishir Manir prayed to it for holding a hearing on the issue and pass necessary order.

Lawyer Shishir Manir told The Daily Star that he will urge the HC tomorrow to direct the authorities concerned to conduct a judicial enquiry in order to find out how Minu Akhter was allowed to serve jail sentence instead of convicted Kulsuma Akhter and who are responsible for the incident and to release Minu Akhter from jail instantly.

"I will request the High Court to order the law enforcers to arrest Kulsuma Akher immediately," he said.

Shishir Manir said Minu Akhter's husband Babul Sheikh is a vagabond and she has two sons and a daughter. Her sons and daughters were present at a Chattogram court on March 22 during the proceedings of the case, he said. 

On March 24, the documents from the Chattogram court regarding the issue reached the HC for its decision.

Earlier on March 22, the court of Chattogram's 4th Additional Metropolitan Session Judge Shariful Alam found that Minu Akhter has been serving in jail since 2018 instead of convicted Kulsuma Akhter in connection with the case filed for killing one Kohinur Begum.

Kohinur, an apparel worker, was killed in her rented house in port city's Rahmatganj area on July 9, 2006 following an altercation over a mobile phone.

A case was lodged over the murder with Kotwali Police Station and police arrested one Kulsuma Akhter and sent her to jail in 2007. She later walked out of jail on bail.

On November 30, 2017, a court in Chattogram sentenced her (Kulsuma) to life-term imprisonment in absentia after trial.

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সব চুক্তি মেনেই সীমান্তে বেড়া দেওয়া হচ্ছে: ভারতের পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয়

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