Police at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station will seek remand of Satkhira MP Gazi Nazrul Islam in connection with the death of his second wife, Mariam, 19.

On Monday (September 21), Tejgaon Division Deputy Commissioner Ibn-e-Mizan said, “We will seek remand. However, the number of days will be decided after discussing the matter with senior officials.”

He also said the authorities are in the process of informing the Speaker of Parliament about the arrest, as required when a sitting MP is arrested.

Mariam’s father, S.M. Masum Billah, filed a case with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station over her death. MP Gazi Nazrul Islam, his first wife Maksuda Islam, and Mariam’s maternal uncle Obaidur Rahman have been named as accused in the case. Police arrested all three on Sunday night.

In the case statement, Mariam’s father alleged that MP Nazrul and his first wife had subjected his daughter to physical and mental abuse since her marriage.