A Narayanganj court on Monday rejected the bail petition of former city mayor Dr Selina Hayat Ivy in a case filed with Siddhirganj Police Station. Judicial Magistrate Court-2 Judge Shamsur Rahman passed the order after hearing the bail petition.
Advocate Mahbubur Rahman Masum, a counsel of Ivy, said they will file a petition before the court seeking division for her client, reports UNB.
Earlier on Friday, police arrested Ivy from her city residence.
On the day of the arrest, the overnight tension centring the drive to detain the Awami League-backed former mayor ended after police took her into custody, as hundreds of supporters gathered in front of her house upon learning about the law enforcers’ presence.
At around 11pm, a police team from Narayanganj Sadar Model Police Station arrived at Ivy’s home, and the news quickly spread, triggering protests.
Her supporters blocked four roads to prevent police access to the area while announcements from nearby mosques urged people to gather in front of Ivy’s house in solidarity, creating a tense atmosphere that persisted throughout the night.
Inside her house, Ivy addressed her supporters, saying, “Tell them [the policemen] that I will not leave home at night. If they want to arrest me, they must come during the day.”
In the early morning of the next day, senior police officers entered the residence and arrested her. She was later sent to jail.