CJ Sinha’s wife flies to Australia

Sushama Sinha, wife of Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, left for Australia on Tuesday night, four days after her husband went there.

She left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a Singapore Airlines flight around 11:55pm, according to officials of Immigration, Bangladesh Police.

Earlier on Friday night, the chief justice, Sinha, flew to Australia. However, before leaving he dismissed the claims of his ill health as reported earlier.

He admitted that he was embarrassed at the criticism levelled at him by the prime minister, ministers, and political leadership over a verdict.

Sinha is now facing 11 allegations, including money laundering and corruption, the Supreme Court said in a statement on Saturday.

The president last month informed the judges of the SC’s Appellate Division about the allegations and the judges later discussed the allegations with Justice Sinha, it mentioned.

Sinha was appointed as the country’s 21st CJ in January 2015. He is scheduled to go into retirement on January 31 next year, said SC sources.