CMCH doctor’s death: Wife secures bail from HC

The High Court (HC) has granted permanent bail to Tanzila Haque Chowdhury Mitu in a case filed for provoking her husband Mustafa Murshed Akash, to suicide, clearing the way of her walk out of jail.

Akash, 32, a doctor of Chattogram Medical College Hospital, died allegedly by suicide at his residence in Chandgaon residential area in the port city on January 31. Before suicide, the physician posted a “suicide note” on his Facebook timeline.

Following the incident, Counter Terrorism unit of Chittagong Metropolitan Police arrested Mitu from her relative's house in Nandankanan area at night of January 31.

Akash's mother Jobeda Khanam filed a case on the following day accusing Mitu and five others for instigating the suicide.

Today, HC bench of Justice Md Emdadul Huq and Justice Kazi Md Ejarul Haque Akondo granted bail to Mitu, also a doctor, after holding hearing a petition filed by her seeking bail in the case.

Mitu’s lawyer Advocate AM Aminuddin told The Daily Star that Mitu will get released from jail following the HC judgement.