Bidisha sent to jail in flat sale fraud case

A court in Dhaka today sent Bidisha Hossain, former wife of late President Hussain Muhammad Ershad, to jail in a case in which she was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for embezzling money through an apartment sale agreement and issuing threats.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Aminul Islam Zunaid passed the order after police produced Bidisha before the court in line with the conviction warrant. Her counsel, however, sought bail, saying they would appeal against the conviction.

On May 20, 2026, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jamshed Alam convicted Bidisha and sentenced her to two years in prison, along with a fine of Tk 10,000, in the case.

According to case documents, businessman AKM Mosharraf Hossain Shikdar entered into an agreement with Bidisha in 2001 to purchase Flat 2/B at the President Park apartment complex in Baridhara for Tk 80 lakh. Shikdar paid Tk 75 lakh through a pay order before the registration of the flat.

Bidisha was scheduled to complete the registration and hand over the apartment by July 10, 2002, but failed to do so. After delaying the matter for four to five years, she later agreed to refund the money and issued a cheque.

The cheque was subsequently dishonoured several times when presented for encashment, according to the case documents.

She also allegedly threatened the complainant when he demanded the return of the money and the cheque. Shikdar filed the case in 2008.Bidisha Sent to Jail in Flat Sale Fraud Case

A court in Dhaka today sent Bidisha Hossain, former wife of late President Hussain Muhammad Ershad, to jail in a case in which she was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for embezzling money through an apartment sale agreement and issuing threats.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Aminul Islam Zunaid passed the order after police produced Bidisha before the court in line with the conviction warrant. Her counsel, however, sought bail, saying they would appeal against the conviction.

On May 20, 2026, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jamshed Alam convicted Bidisha and sentenced her to two years in prison, along with a fine of Tk 10,000, in the case.

According to case documents, businessman AKM Mosharraf Hossain Shikdar entered into an agreement with Bidisha in 2001 to purchase Flat 2/B at the President Park apartment complex in Baridhara for Tk 80 lakh. Shikdar paid Tk 75 lakh through a pay order before the registration of the flat.

Bidisha was scheduled to complete the registration and hand over the apartment by July 10, 2002, but failed to do so. After delaying the matter for four to five years, she later agreed to refund the money and issued a cheque.

The cheque was subsequently dishonoured several times when presented for encashment, according to the case documents.

She also allegedly threatened the complainant when he demanded the return of the money and the cheque. Shikdar filed the case in 2008.