Cops pick up Abul's wife, daughter for interrogation

Law enforcers have picked up wife and daughter of detained industrialist Abul Hossain, former father-in-law of slain journalist Suborna Nodi, for interrogation in connection with the murder case.

Detective Branch (DB) of police picked up Taslima Begum, wife of Abul Hossain, and her daughter Shapla Khatun, from their residence at Salgaria of the district town on Saturday evening, said advocate Belal Hossain, counsel of Abul Hossain.

“Taslima and Shapla are not accused in the case statement. Police told us that they are not arrested, just taken for interrogation for the sake of investigation,” Belal said.

Criminals hacked Nodi, 30, Pabna correspondent of Ananda TV, to death when she was entering her home in Pabna town around 10:00pm on Tuesday and she died at Pabna Medical College Hospital the same night.

The victim's mother filed a murder case accusing Rajib Hossain, former husband of Nodi, Rajib's father Abul Hossain, and four to five others with Pabna Police Station on Wednesday. The case was handed over to Pabna DB police.

Police arrested Abul the same day and he was taken on three days remand following a court order on Thursday, said Md Monirul Islam, officer in charge (OC) of Pabna DB.

“We have taken wife and daughter of Abul Hossain to DB police station for getting some information, especially about absconding Rajib Hossain, former husband of Suborna Nodi,” he said.