A Dhaka court is set to deliver its verdict on Wednesday in a case filed against cricketer Nasir Hossain and his wife Tamima Sultana Tammi over allegations of adultery.
Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam is scheduled to pronounce the judgment.
The court fixed 10 June for the verdict after concluding hearings on 6 May, when lawyers for both sides presented their final arguments.
During the hearing, the plaintiff’s lawyer, Ishrat Hasan, sought the highest punishment for the accused, while defence lawyer Azizur Rahman Dulu rejected the allegations and pleaded for their acquittal. Both Nasir and Tamima were present in court during the proceedings.
The court completed recording the depositions of 10 witnesses on April 16. Earlier, on 9 February, 2022, the court framed charges against Nasir and Tamima, while Tamima’s mother, Sumi Akter, was discharged from the case as the court did not find any allegation against her.
According to the complaint, Tamima married Rakib Hasan on 26 February, 2011, and the couple has a daughter.
Rakib later came to know about Tamima’s marriage to Nasir after photographs of their wedding surfaced on social media on 14 February, 2021.
The complainant alleged that Tamima married Nasir while her marriage to Rakib was still legally valid, rendering the subsequent marriage unlawful.
The case also alleged that Nasir had induced Tamima to leave her previous marital relationship.
Rakib Hasan filed the case with a Dhaka metropolitan magistrate’s court on 24 February, 2021.
