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Bangladesh cricketer Shahadat Hossain sent to prison on charges of torturing maid

Bangladesh Cricket Board has suspended Shahadat Hossain from all forms of cricket until the charges are cleared.

Bangladesh's Shahadat Hossain bowls during the first cricket test match against England at Lord's cricket ground in London May 27, 2010. REUTERS/Philip Brown/Files

Bangladesh fast bowler Shahadat Hossain was sent to jail after surrendering on Monday on charges of torturing an 11-year-old housemaid, a day after his wife was arrested.

Bangladesh Cricket Board 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.

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The couple went into hiding after the allegations surfaced last month.

The 29-year-old Hossain, who has played 38 tests and 51 ODI for Bangladesh, last played a test against Pakistan this year but was then dropped because of injuries.

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