Ex-NCC mayor Ivy denied bail in 2 fresh cases

A Narayanganj court has rejected bail for former city mayor Dr. Selina Hayat Ivy in two cases where her name does not appear in the original FIRs, prompting her legal team to vow an appeal to the High Court.

Hearings in two of the five recently added cases against former Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) mayor Dr. Selina Hayat Ivy were held on Thursday in the court of District and Sessions Judge Abu Shamim Azad.

The cases involve allegations of an attack on Sadar Police Station and the murder of Yasin during the mass uprising at Fatullah.

Despite Ivy’s name not being included in either FIR, the court rejected her bail petitions.

Her lawyers argued that the same court had previously granted bail to 19 other individuals who were likewise unnamed in the case files.

They warned that denying bail to Ivy, while co-accused persons walk free, risked eroding public trust in the justice system.

They announced that they would challenge the order in the High Court.

The defense also noted that although the High Court had earlier granted Ivy bail in five cases, she was subsequently implicated in five new cases; none of which mention her directly.

In the Yasin murder case, the complaint reportedly states that Shamim Osman and Ayon Osman detonated explosives and shot the victim.

In another case, she is accused of attacking the police, yet records show she was in police custody at the time.

Nevertheless, she has been shown arrested even in a separate case accusing her of obstructing police duties.

On November 18, the court approved police requests to show her arrested in five additional cases: four murder cases linked to anti-discrimination student movement filed with Fatullah Police Station and one case with Sadar Police Station alleging obstruction of police work.

Dr. Ivy was initially arrested from her home on May 9.

Although the High Court granted her bail in five cases on November 9, the Appellate Division later stayed that order.

That same night, she was shown arrested in four murder cases and another case involving obstruction of police duty.