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DHAKA, July 06, 2026 (BSS) - A court here today scrapped a plea of Md Neyamot Ullah Bhuiyan alias as Zaher Alvi, for bail in a case over allegations that he had abetted his wife, Afra Ibnat Ikra, to commit suicide.

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Shahjahan Kabir passed the order after holding hearing on a plea in this regard, additional public prosecutor Harun Ur Rashid told BSS.

Alvi was sent to jail on June 30 after the completion of his two-day remand in the case.

The court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Al Beruni Mir on June 24 placed Zaher Alvi on a two-day remand in the case.

Earlier on June 18, Alvi was sent to jail by the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Kamal Uddin, as the actor surrendered before the court and pleaded for bail.

Ikra, 33, a social media influencer, was found hanging at their residence in Mirpur DOHS on February 28, 2026. She was rushed to Kurmitola General Hospital, where the attending doctors declared her dead.

Ikra's father, Kabir Hayat Khan, filed the case the following day with Pallabi Police Station against Alvi and his mother alleging that they had instigated Ikra to commit suicide. The complainant also alleged that family disputes and mental abuse had driven Ikra to take her own life.