Bashundhara MD, Chairman, 6 Others Accused in Rape, Murder Cases

Nusrat Jahan, the elder sister of Mosarat Jahan Munia, a college student who committed suicide, has filed two cases against eight people, including Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir.

On charges of rape and murder, the complaints were filed with the Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-8.

The other accused are - Anvir's father Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, Anvir's mother Afroza Begum, wife Sabrina, Sharmin, Saifa Rahman Mim, Model Faria Mahbub Piasha and Ibrahim Ahmed Ripon. In the case statement, the plaintiff alleged that they threatened Munia to leave Dhaka or they would kill her.

The cases have been handed over to the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) for investigation.

Police recovered Mosarat's dead body from a flat in the capital's Gulshan area on 26 April this year.

On 27 April, Mosarat's sister Nusrat filed a case against Sayem Sobhan, who allegedly had a relation with Munia, on allegation of 'abetment of suicide'.

After three months of investigation, the police did not detain or interrogate Sayem in the case. Police, on 19 July, submitted the final probe report over Munia's death dropping the name of lone accused Anvir.

The court also accepted the charge sheet on 18 August. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury also dismissed the no confidence petition filed by Mosarat's family against the police report.