Three licensed firearms of former State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Murad Hassan, and his wife Dr Jahanara Ehsan have been handed over to Dhanmondi Police Station. A day after the filing of a General Diary (GD) by Dr Jahanara against Murad, the couple handed over the firearms to the police station on Saturday night, Ikram Ali Mia, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Dhanmondi Police Station told UNB on Sunday. Read: Murad in hot water again as wife files GD against him Among the three firearms, the OC said, one shotgun and one pistol belong to Dr Murad Hasan, while another shotgun belongs to his wife. Replying to a question, Ikram said the couple deposited the arms at the police station willingly following the GD. He said they will start an investigation into the complaint of Jahanara after getting permission from the court. “We’ve already sought permission from the court to carry out the investigation, but we’re yet to get the court order.” On Thursday evening, Dr Jahanara registered the GD against her beleaguered husband with the same police station accusing him of torturing and issuing her a death threat. She called 999, the National Emergency Service, seeking cooperation from the police to save her from her husband’s torture. As police visited her residence, Jahanara told law enforcers that she has been subjected to physical and mental torture by her husband and even he threatened to kill her. Read: Another case lodged against Murad and Nahid in Pabna On December 7 last, Murad Hassan resigned from the cabinet following the instruction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for his offensive and indecent remarks on women. After the resignation from the cabinet, Murad had left the country in his desperate bid to hide amid widespread criticism at home, but his attempt to stay abroad went in vain as he had to get back home having failed to enter Canada and the UAE.

Disgraced former State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Murad Hassan is reportedly coming back home on Sunday morning, having failed to enter Canada and the UAE. An Emirates flight carrying Murad is expected to reach Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 8:20am, a source at the airport told UNB on Saturday night. A family member of the former state minister said Murad reached Dubai airport from Canada around 10:30pm (BST). As he has no valid visa to enter Dubai, he may return home, his relative said, requesting anonymity. Dr Murad Hassan left the country for Canada in an Emirates flight around 1:20am on Thursday night. According to Toronto-based Bangla news portal thebengalitimes.com, Murad reached Toronto Pearson International Airport at 1.31am (Canadian time) on Friday. Read: Former state minister Murad leaves country Canadian immigration officials questioned the former Bangladeshi junior minister about various allegations, including harassing, humiliating and torturing women, against him in Bangladesh. They also showed him various videos, photos and news on him, and wanted to know his version, the news portal said. It said Murad was also asked about the reasons for leaving Bangladesh and coming to Canada, but he failed to give any “satisfactory answer”. Murad was then flown back to Dubai in a return Emirates flight from the Canadian airport. Asked about filing of a case against Murad under the Digital Security Act (DSA), Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told reporters at a progarmme in Dhaka on Saturday that the state is not aggrieved with him. Addressing a programme of Nirapad Sarak Chai at the Jatiya Press Club, he, however, said if one is aggrieved with Murad he or she has the right to file a case against the former state minister. On Tuesday, Murad Hassan quit the cabinet following the instruction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for his offensive and indecent remarks on women. Read: President signs resignation letter of Murad Hasan Murad had been under increasing criticism by various quarters for his disrespectful remarks on women in an interview on social media. Several audios and videos containing indecent remarks by Murad Hassan also went viral on social media during the last few days. Meanwhile, a two-year-old phone conversation of the junior minister with actor Mamnun Hasan Emon and actress Mahiya Mahi recently went viral on social media. In that audio clip, Murad made "derogatory comments" on the actress, threatened her and gave her an alleged indecent proposal. On Wednesday, a writ was filed with the High Court challenging the legality of Murad Hassan’s MP post on the same ground. Supreme Court Advocate Yunus Ali Akhand who filed the petition with the apex court also sought judicial investigation into the activities of Murad, also the MP of Jamalpur-4 constituency. The HC bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah is likely to hear the writ next week. Murad was also relieved from the post of Health and Population Affairs Secretary of Jamalpur district unit Awami League for damaging the party’s image and for his involvement in anti-disciplinary activities.

Disgraced former State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Murad Hassan left the country for Canada, an official at the immigration of Dhaka airport said. He said an Emirates flight carrying Murad and 399 other passengers took off for Canada from Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 1:20am on Thursday night. They said Murad entered the VIP terminal of the airport around 9:15pm. READ: President signs resignation letter of Murad Hasan On Tuesday, Murad Hassan quit the cabinet following the instruction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for his offensive and indecent remarks on women. Murad had been under increasing criticism by various quarters for his disrespectful remarks on women in an interview on social media. Several audios and videos containing indecent remarks by Murad Hassan also went viral on social media during the last few days. Read: Case filed against Murad Hasan under DSA Meanwhile, a two-year-old phone conversation of the junior minister with actor Mamnun Hasan Emon and actress Mahiya Mahi recently went viral on social media. In that audio clip, Murad made "derogatory comments" on the actress, threatened her and gave her an alleged indecent proposal.