Released on 12-hour parole, Dipu Moni bids farewell to late husband
At around 6am today, she was released from Munshiganj District Jail for 12 hours following an application submitted by her daughter.
Former education minister Dr Dipu Moni arrived at her North Dhanmondi residence shortly after 8:30am today (20 August), following her release on parole after the death of her husband, Barrister Tawfique Nawaz.
She paid her last respects to her husband at the residence.
At around 6am today, she was released from Munshiganj District Jail for 12 hours following an application submitted by her daughter.
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She was escorted out of the jail in a prison van under police protection and subsequently left for Kalabagan in Dhaka, where her husband's body is being kept.
According to concerned officials, Dipu Moni will remain on parole until 6pm today.
However, she will remain under close security surveillance by law enforcement agencies throughout the period.
Yesterday afternoon, her daughter, Tani Dipaboli, visited her mother at the jail.
She later submitted an application to the Munshiganj District Administration seeking four days of parole, but the authorities approved Dipu Moni's release on parole for 12 hours.
Dipu Moni's lawyer, Gazi Faisal, said that following her release, "She will travel to Kalabagan in Dhaka, where her husband's body is being kept. The couple had first met at the same residence."
The body of Tawfique Nawaz will be taken to Gulshan Azad Mosque for the funeral prayer, followed by his burial at Banani Cemetery.
Dipu Moni was arrested from the Baridhara DOHS area on 19 August, following the fall of the Awami League government in 2024.
She has remained in custody at Munshiganj District Jail since then.
