Dr Sabrina gets bail in NID fraud case

A Dhaka Court has granted bail to JKG Health Care Chairman Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury in a case filed over possession of two National Identity (NID) cards with fake information.

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Kayes granted the bail order on November 22.

Dr Sabrina’s lawyer Advocate Pranab Kanti Bhowmik confirmed the matter to media on Sunday (December 13).

Earlier on September 3, a Dhaka court placed Dr Sabrina on a two-day remand in the same case.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court Judge Md Tofazzal Hossain passed the order after Investigation Officer (IO) Sub-inspector Mominul Islam of Badda Police Station sought five days of remand for interrogation.

Election officer Md Momin Mia filed the case on August 30 with Badda police station under National Identity Registration Act, 2010.

Case statement said Dr Sabrina has used two different names of her husband in two NID cards and reduced her age in one of them.

The two NID cards were blocked by the authorities after the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) sought details from the Election Commission over the scam.

Dr Sabrina is currently in jail in a case filed over issuing fake Covid-19 certificates.