Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- A government officer's wife, Nishi Rahman, got a bail from the court, accused in a case over the killing of eight puppies that were stuffed into a sack and drowned in a pond in Pabna's Ishwardi Upazila.

Confirming the development on Sunday, prosecutor Moshfeka Jahan Kanika said: "The court granted bail because the case was bailable and considering that the suspect is a woman.

After the investigation is completed and the chargesheet is filed, legal action will be taken in court if necessary. The next appearance date for the suspect has been set for Jan 11."Nishi is the wife of Hasanur Rahman Nayan, an officer of the Ishwardi Upazila Rural Development and Cooperatives Department.

Citing case documents, lawyer Kanika said t...