DU Student Ilma's Death: Husband Iftekhar on 3-Day Remand

A Dhaka court has granted a three-day remand to Iftekhar Abedin in the murder case of Dhaka University student Ilma Chowdhury Meghla.

The Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court passed the order on Wednesday. Dhaka Metropolitan Police Sub-Inspector (SI) Alamgir Hossain confirmed the information in the first light.

Sources close to the court said that the accused Iftekhar Abedin, who was arrested in the case, was produced in the court and remanded for seven days. The court granted a three-day remand after hearing both sides.

Ilma was a student of the Department of Dance at the University of Dhaka. Police arrested her husband Iftekhar on Tuesday in connection with her untimely death. Ilma's father Saiful Islam Chowdhury filed a murder case with Banani Police Station today.

Iftekhar Abedin, his mother Shirin Amin and Iftekhar's foster father Mohammad Amin have been accused in the case.

Banani Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Noor Azam Mia said Ilma was taken to United Hospital in the capital around 4pm yesterday. She died within an hour. The inquest found signs of injuries on various parts of Ilma's body.

According to the case statement, Iftekhar was married to Ilma in April this year. After the marriage, Iftekhar and his parents told Ilma to stop studying. Iftekhar and his parents used to physically abuse Ilma because she did not want to stop studying. After three months of marriage, Iftekhar moved to Canada.

Iftekhar returned to Dhaka on 12 December. Iftekhar called Saiful Islam's wife's mobile phone yesterday and said that her daughter was seriously ill. She is being taken to a hospital in Gulshan for treatment. He told them to come.

Saiful Islam Chowdhury alleged that he saw signs of injuries in different parts of Ilma's body. He said in a statement that the three accused had conspired to beat Ilma to death.