Torturing house help: Charges against cricketer Shahadat accepted

A Dhaka court today accepted charges against Bangladesh cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife in a case filed for allegedly torturing their 11-year-old domestic help.

Judge Tanjina Ismail of the 4th Tribunal for Prevention of Women and Children Repression also fixed February 22 for the charge framing hearing in the case.

Shahadat Hossain and his wife Jesmine Jahan Nrittya were present at the court during today’s hearing.

On September 6 last year, domestic help Mahfuza Akhtar Happy brought allegations of torture by Shahadat and his wife. Later, a case was filed against the couple with Mirpur Police Station.

Shahadat was sent to jail by a Dhaka court after he surrendered before it on October 6,  two days after police arrested his wife Nrittya.

The cricketer secured bail from the High Court on December 8 last year on health ground while his wife got bail from a Dhaka court on December 1.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) suspended Shahadat on September 13 after the allegation.