A Dhaka court has issued an arrest warrant for Bangladesh cricketer Al-Amin Hossain in a domestic violence case filed by his wife. Dhaka additional metropolitan magistrate Tofazzal Hossain issued the warrant on Wednesday as the pacer did not appear before the court for a hearing in the case. During the hearing, Shamsuzzaman, counsel of Al-Amin's wife Israt, claimed that his client had no idea about the divorce claim by the accused. On October 6, Al-Amin submitted an affidavit to the court, claiming he divorced Israt on August 25. Al-Amin was, in fact, granted bail in the case till October 6 only by Dhaka metropolitan magistrate Shafi Uddin, on a bond of Tk 5,000, on September 27. The case was by his wife on September 7. Judge Shafi Uddin of the court took the case into cognizance and had asked Al-Amin to appear before the court. According to the case statement, Al-Amin married Ishrat on December 26, 2012, and his wife subsequently gave birth to two sons. Ishrat also claimed that Al-Amin did not provide her maintenance and educational expenses for the two sons for many days, it said.   Al-Amin 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 through her mother 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.    

The High Court on Tuesday granted  Bangladesh national cricket team pacer Al-Amin Hossain  anticipatory bail for eight weeks in the case over torturing wife for dowry. The HC bench of Justice Md Rezaul Hasan and Justice Md Atabullah passed the order after he surrendered before the court. The court also asked him to surrender before Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal after eight weeks. Supreme Court lawyers Syed Mamun Mahbub and Barrister Md Ashraful Islam appeared for the bail petition. Read: India, Sri Lanka face off in a crucial encounter in Asia Cup 2022 Al-Amin's counsel Barrister Md Ashraful Islam submitted the bail petition on Monday. On September 1, cricketer Al-Amin's wife Israt Jahan  lodged a complaint with Mirpur Model police station against him over torturing her for dowry. Later, police registered a case. According to the case statement, Al-Amin demanded Tk 20 lakh as dowry from his wife and used to beat her as she disagreed to pay the amount. He also drove her out of the house with their two children on August 25, it added.