A court in Barguna has fixed Jul 30 to give its order on the bail petition filed by Ayesha Siddiqa Minni in connection to the murder of her husband Rifat Sharif.
Judge Md Asaduzzaman of Barguna District and Sessions Judge court passed the order on Tuesday (Jul 23).
On Tuesday (Jul 23) morning, Minni’s lawyer Advocate Mahbubbul Bari Aslam filed a fresh bail petition with the court after it rejected the first one on Sunday (Jul 21).
"A plea was filed seeking Minni's release for treatment on Sunday. The court rejected the bail petition," said Aslam.
"On Tuesday morning, we filed another petition for Minni's bail," he added.
On Jul 16, police arrested Minni after taking her in for questioning about the broad daylight killing of her husband Rifat Sharif, to which she was the key witness. The court placed her on a five-day remand the following day.
On Jul 19, she confessed to her involved in the murder.
A group of assailants stabbed Rifat Sharif to death in front of his wife Ayesha Siddiqa Minni outside Barguna Government College on the morning of Jun 26.
A video of the attack later went viral on the internet, which sparked outrage throughout the country. Two men were seen hacking Rifat with sharp weapons as Minni desperately tried to save him.
Rifat was taken to Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.
In the same day, the victim’s father, Dulal Sharif, filed a case against 12 people, including prime suspects Sabbir Ahmed Nayan alias Nayan Bond and Rifat Farazi.