, June 18 -- A Dhaka court on Thursday sent television actor Zaher Alvi to jail when he surrendered before the court in connection with the death of his wife Afra Ivnath Khan Ikra.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Kamal Uddin passed the order when he surrendered before the court around 1:30 pm, said Alvi's lawyer Harun-or-Rashid.

The court also rejected the bail petition of Alvi when his lawyer filed a petition seeking his bail.

Earlier on February 28, this year, Afra Ivnath Khan Ikra, wife of television actor Zaher Alvi reportedly committed suicide in the capital's Mirpur DOHS.

Alvi confirmed the matter through a post on his verified Facebook page but did not mention any reason behind it.

In the post, the actor wrote, "This noon, my wi...