A Dhaka court today framed charges against cricketer Nasir Hossain and his wife Tamima Sultana in a case filed over adultery and defamation.
Another accused Tamima's mother Sumi Akter was discharged as the court did not find any allegation against her in the case.
Nasir and Tamima, now on bail, pleaded not guilty and demanded justice after Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Tofazzal Hossain read out the charges to them.
Earlier in the day, the magistrate dismissed the petitions submitted for discharging Nasir and Tamima from the charges of the case.
The magistrate fixed March 10 for starting trial of the case.
Nasir and two others on December 20 last year got bail from the court after they surrendered before it.
On September 30 last year, Investigation Officer Sheikh Md Mizanur Rahman, also an inspector of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI), submitted a probe report to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court of Dhaka, terming the marriage of Nasir and Tamima "illegal".
On February 24 the same year, Md Rakib Hasan, Tamima's ex-husband, filed the case with the court.
According to the case documents, Tamima tied the knot with Nasir without divorcing the complainant.
