A Dhaka court has granted a two-day remand to a woman for appearing in court in place of the actual accused in a Tk29 lakh cheque dishonour case.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam passed the order on Friday after hearing a petition filed by the investigating officer, Sub-Inspector Kamrul Islam of the prosecution division confirmed the matter.
Investigating Officer Sub-Inspector Walid Hossain of Kotwali Police Station had sought a three-day remand for interrogation.
The accused Monowara Begum was produced before the court after being shown arrested in the case.
No defence lawyer represented her during the hearing.
According to case documents, the cheque dishonour case was filed on 23 March, 2025, by government employee Nibedita Ahmed Tuli over Tk 29 lakh.
The accused, Nasrin Shikder, failed to appear before the court on the scheduled hearing date of 16 June, following which the court of Fourth Joint Metropolitan Sessions Judge Tania Sultana Lipi cancelled her bail and issued an arrest warrant, fixing the next hearing for 20 August.
However, on Thursday, Monowara Begum appeared before the court claiming to be Nasrin Shikder and sought bail through a lawyer.
During proceedings, court officials grew suspicious after she failed to provide consistent information regarding her identity and case details.
She was later detained and handed over to police.
That night, Bench Assistant Mia Md Ibrahim Khalil Opu filed a case naming Nasrin Shikder, Monowara Begum, lawyer Hammad Emdad Hossain and unidentified persons, alleging that a woman posing as the accused was presented to mislead the court.
The case alleges that Monwara was brought to court with financial inducement to impersonate the accused, and that the lawyer concerned facilitated the submission of false identity documents and representation despite lacking proper authority.
During court questioning, Monwara reportedly said she worked in a chamber and was brought by a lawyer. She also denied knowing Nasrin Shikder.
The court directed her to fully disclose details to the investigating officer before granting the remand.
