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DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh fast bowler Shahadat Hossain turned himself in on Monday to face charges of torturing an 11-year-old housemaid, a day after his wife was arrested.

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Bangladesh Cricket Board has suspended him from all forms of cricket until the charged are cleared.

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

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Hossain submitted the bail petition before the court and the court might hear his appeal later on Monday, his lawyer Kazi Mohammad Nazibullah Hiru said.

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

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(Reporting by Ruma Paul; Editing by Sudipto Ganguly)

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