Online Desk: A tribunal in Dhaka on Sunday framed charges against   cricketer Al-Amin Hossain in domestic violence case. Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-8 Judge Mafroja Pervin framed the charges against Al-Amin. The tribunal also set April 9 for recording testimonies of witnesses in the case.

On February 2, Mirpur Model Police Station inspector Sohel Rana, an investigation officer,placed the chargesheet of the case before Metropolitan Magistrate Ataullah after the allegation brought in the case has been proved primarily. According to the case statement, Al-Amin married Ishrat on December 26, 2012, and his wife subsequently gave birth to two sons.

Israt also claimed that Al-Amin did not provide her maintenance and educational expenses for the two sons for many days, it said. He demanded Tk 20 lakh as dowry from his wife and used to beat her as she had refused to pay the amount. He also drove her out of the house with their two children on August 25, it added.

On September 1, Israt lodged a complaint with Mirpur Model police against him over torturing her for dowry. Later, police registered a case.

On September 3, Al Amin sent a message to Israt that he will not provide her maintenance and divorced her.

On September 6, the High Court granted Al-Amin anticipatory bail for eight weeks in the case over the torture of his wife for dowry.