Dhaka, June 10 -- A Dhaka court is set to deliver its verdict in the highly publicised case against cricketer Nasir Hossain and his wife Tamima Sultana Tammi over charges of marrying before legally dissolving her previous marriage.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam will deliver the judgment on Wednesday, deciding whether the couple committed a criminal offense four years after the formal trial process began.

Complainant lawyer Israt Hasan said the prosecution had succeeded in proving the allegations and expected the maximum punishment.

Defence lawyer Azizur Rahman Dulu, however, argued that the accused should be acquitted and voiced hope for a favourable verdict.

According to the case documents, Tamima married Rak...