Rashedul Islam
The court has rejected the bail application of former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor and former senior vice-president of the district Awami League, Dr. Selina Hayat Ivy, in two cases. Senior Judicial Magistrate Md. Haider Ali’s court rejected the bail application on Wednesday (May 21) afternoon. Ivy was not produced in court during the hearing. Confirming the matter, Court Police Inspector Md. Qayum Khan said that the court has rejected the bail application of Dr. Selina Hayat Ivy in the Tuhin murder and Nadim attempted murder cases of Siddhirganj Police Station. In addition, the police had applied for a 7-day remand in the Siddhirganj Minarul Islam murder case. The court has fixed the hearing date for a later date. He also said that it is not necessary to keep the accused present on the day of the bail hearing. Lawyer for the accused, Awlad Hossain, said that the court rejected bail applications in two cases. A virtual remand hearing will be held on May 25 in another case. Incidentally, last Thursday (May 8) at around 11 pm, a police team entered Ivy’s house, Chunka Kutir, located in the Deobhog area of the city. Meanwhile, tension spread throughout the area when local residents and her activists took to the streets after hearing the news of Ivy’s arrest. At that time, Awami League leaders and activists and Ivy’s supporters blocked the two roads leading to Ivy’s house by throwing bamboo poles, wheelbarrows, and vans. They made an announcement over the loudspeaker of a nearby mosque, urging everyone to head towards Ivy’s house. Early Friday morning (May 9), Dr. Selina Hayat Ivy was arrested by the police. Later, on the way, the convoy carrying him was attacked by BNP leaders and activists. Later, she was arrested and sent to Kashimpur Women’s Central Jail in Gazipur for the murder of Siddhirganj garment worker Minarul Islam during the student movement against discrimination. Later, he was arrested in the Tuhin murder and Nadim attempted murder cases of Siddhirganj Police Station. Police sources said that there are five cases, including murder, against former mayor Ivy at Siddhirganj and Fatullah police stations.