Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- The wife, brother-in-law and girlfriend of the key suspect in the murder of Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi have given statements.

The statements came days after the key suspect Faisal Karim Masud's parents "confessed" to aiding their son in the crime.

Two metropolitan magistrates recorded their statements until Wednesday midnight before sending them to jail.

The trio of suspects in the murder case was taken into custody by police in two phases for quizzing. They are Faisa's wife Shaheda Parveen Samia, his brother-in-law Wahid Ahmed Shipu, and a close friend, Maria Akter Lima.

They were presented before the court after their second phase of questioning, which lasted four days, ended on Wednesday.

The s...