Former education minister Dipu Moni, imprisoned in cases including crimes against humanity, has been granted 12 hours of parole following the death of her husband, Supreme Court lawyer Barrister Toufiq Nawaz. The parole will run from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday. Munshiganj District Magistrate Syeda Nurmahal Ashrafi approved the request at about 3:10 p.m. on Wednesday.

Her family had sought four days of parole after Nawaz’s death, but the district administration approved only 12 hours. Dipu Moni’s daughter, Tani Dipabali Nawaz, met her mother at Munshiganj District Jail on Wednesday afternoon and later submitted the application to the deputy commissioner. Lawyer Gazi Faisal Islam said requests to allow Dipu Moni to meet her husband outside prison during his illness had not been granted.

Police will escort Dipu Moni from the prison and return her within the approved period, according to her lawyer. Nawaz’s body is scheduled to be taken to his Kalabagan residence in the morning, followed by prayers at Gulshan Azad Mosque after Zuhr and burial at Banani cemetery. He died Tuesday night at Continental Hospital at age 76 after long-term kidney and liver complications.