The lawyer of a man accused of bribing foreign officials to influence a Bangladeshi police investigation into his estranged wife's death says his client will contest the charge.
Torik Dib said Mr Hossain would contest the bribery charge, with a bail application adjourned until next month.
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Awlad Hossain allegedly attempted to get his name struck from police records. Awlad Hossain is accused of sending more than $90,000 in multiple payments to people he knew in Bangladesh over two years in an alleged bid to have his name removed from a police investigation into the suspected murder of his estranged wife, Rehana Parvin.
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The lawyer of a man accused of bribing foreign officials to influence a Bangladeshi police investigation into his estranged wife's death says his client will contest the charge.
A Queensland man charged with bribing foreign officials over his estranged wife's murder investigation is "shocked and concerned" by the allegations, according to his lawyer.
Awlad Hossain, 51, is accused of sending more than $90,000 in multiple payments to people he knew in Bangladesh over two years in an alleged bid to have his name removed from a police investigation into the suspected murder of his estranged wife, Rehana Parvin.
Torik Dib said Mr Hossain would contest the bribery charge, with a bail application adjourned until next month.
Asked about the investigation into Rehana Parvin's death, Mr Dib said his client had not been charged with any offence about it.
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