(REUTERS) – Bangladesh fast bowler Shahadat Hossain was sent to jail after surrendering yesterday on charges of torturing an 11-year-old housemaid, a day after his wife was arrested.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has suspended him from all forms of cricket until the charges are cleared.Hossain submitted a bail petition before the court after his surrender, his lawyer Kazi Mohammad Nazibullah Hiru said. The court sent him to jail after rejecting the bail plea, a court official said.
The couple went into hiding after the allegations surfaced last month.
The 29-year-old Hossain, who has played 38 Tests and 51 one-day internationals for Bangladesh, last played a Test against Pakistan this year but was then dropped because of injuries.