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Rex Martinich

Death penalty threat floated by widower seeking bail

A welder accused of bribing foreign officials was arrested at his Ipswich home in September. (HANDOUT/AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE)

A widower accused of trying to bribe officials investigating his wife's death overseas would not flee Australia on bail due to potential execution in Bangladesh, a magistrate has heard.

Awlad Hossain, 50, applied for bail in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday after spending nearly a month in custody since his arrest at his Ipswich home.

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