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DHAKA, June 30, 2026 (BSS) - A court here today sent Md Neyamot Ullah Bhuiyan, popularly known as Zaher Alvi, to jail after the completion of his two-day remand in a case alleging that he had abetted his wife, Afra Ibnat Ikra, to commit suicide.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Aminul Islam Zunayed passed the order as police produced Alvi before the court and pleaded to keep him behind bars till the completion of the investigation. 

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.