Dhaka, May 17 -- The bail hearing for former MP and folk singer Momtaz Begum took a contentious turn when the prosecution lawyer began asking her for the names of her husband and father, prompting the judge to intervene.

Momtaz was brought to court on Saturday following a four-day remand in the case over the murder of hawker Md Sagar during the July Uprising in Dhaka's Mirpur. The case's investigating officer, Sub-Inspector Monirul Islam of Mirpur Model Police Station, applied for her to be kept in jail.

On the other hand, Momtaz's lawyer Masudur Rahman sought bail, saying: "She has no involvement with the incident in any way. Although she is named in the FIR, there are no specific allegations against her. She is also physically unwell....