The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Parents of a Bangladeshi student in New York urged the government to take step to protect their son Sajid from harassment of false rape case filed by his wife with the New York Police.

They urged this at a press conference at the National Press Club in the city yesterday claiming that Sajid Huq was victim of swindle and harassment by his wife Nadin Murshed.

Sajid is a research student of PhD programe under the New York Colombia University who, recently, was apprehended by New York police on charge of rape and now on the bail in the USA. Sajid's father former Additional Secretary Janikul Huq and mother Samina Huq, at the press conference, said their son Sajid came to Bangladesh during the summer vacation and engaged in marriage with one KAS Murshed's daughter Nadin Murshed, resident of House No-21, Road NO-121, Gulshan. The couple went to New York on 27 August 2007. After few days, one Ershaduzzaman claiming himself as legal husband of Nadin Murshed informed Sajid over telephone and by mail that he did not divorce Nadin and she had a long illegal relation with one Shakib Chowdhury, they added.

Janikul Huq said Nadin's family concealed the previous marriage of her and cited her as a virgin in the marriage document.

When Sajid knew about Nadin's previous marriage, she became furious to Sajid and threatened to destroy Sajid's future life, if he discloses the matter and divorces her, said Sajid's parents.

Janikul filed a cheating case with the Gulshan police on 29 September against Nadin Murshed, her father KAS Murshed, elder sister Sharmin Murshed.

Sajid's family said now Nadin's family stays in the US.