A Dhaka court has granted a fresh four-day police remand for Member of Parliament GM Nazrul Islam, popularly known as Gazi Nazrul, in connection with the abetment of suicide case involving his second wife, Moriyom. The ruling came on Thursday afternoon after investigators argued that the politician had deliberately withheld vital information during his initial questioning.

The Detective Branch (DB) of police had initially sought a seven-day extension for the remand. Detective Branch Inspector Mohammad Salahuddin, representing the Tejgaon Zonal Team, submitted the application before the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Ripon Hossain. The magistrate ordered the four-day extension following a formal hearing held in the presence of the accused lawmaker.

Police officers retrieved the hanging body of 19-year-old Moriyom from flat number 203 of the NAM Building in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on the evening of 20 September. Law enforcement personnel, supported by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), broke into the apartment after finding the door locked from the inside. Investigators discovered handwritten notes at the scene, which have since been collected as forensic evidence to assist with the inquiry.

Following the discovery, the victim’s father, SM Masum Billah, filed a formal complaint naming MP Nazrul Islam, his first wife Maksuda Islam, and the victim’s uncle Obaidur Rahman as primary accused parties. Police took both Nazrul Islam and his first wife into custody later that evening.

In the remand petition submitted to the court, Inspector Salahuddin noted that although the accused had undergone four days of preliminary interrogation, he continuously evaded answering critical questions. While the initial police investigation centers on abetment of suicide, the victim’s family maintains that the death was a pre-meditated murder stemming from severe domestic disputes.

Detective Branch officials emphasised that due to the high-profile nature of the incident, intensive interrogation remains essential to uncovering the true sequence of events. The extended remand will allow officers to cross-examine the lawmaker, verify domestic conflict claims, and analyze the handwritten notes recovered from the scene.