On Sunday, the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge KM Imrul Kayes granted the wife and daughter of independent MP Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul bail till February 11 after they surrendered. On December 22, a virtual bench comprising Justice Mohammad Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Ahmed Sohail ordered them to surrender by Monday. Earlier on December 10, the High Court ordered them to surrender within 10 days, which was later postponed due to court vacation and was set on December 28. The accused in the case are Kazi Shahidul Islam Papul, Mohammad Sadiqur Rahman Monir (Papul’s personal employee), Jasmine Pradhan (Papul’s sister-in-law), Wafa Islam (Papul’s daughter), KaziBadrulAlamLiton (Papul’s brother), Golam Mostafa (manager of the organization involved in human trafficking). The statement also says that Papul and his daughter’s organization are involved in the crimes.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 27, 2020 16:07 UTC