DHAKA, Feb 20, (V7N) - A Dhaka court today ordered former Managing Director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Dr Md Shafiqur Rahman, to jail in connection with a case filed over the alleged assault of his 11-year-old housemaid.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Alberuni Mir passed the order in the afternoon. Another accused, housemaid Sufia Begum, gave a confessional statement under section 164 and was also sent back to jail.

Earlier, on February 10, the court placed Shafiqur on a five-day remand, his wife Bithi on seven days, and housemaids Rupali Khatun and Sufia Begum on five and six days respectively. The four were initially arrested on February 2 from their Uttara Sector-9 residence.

According to case documents, the child had been working at the household since June 2025. On January 31, 2026, she was handed over to her father, who discovered bruises and severe burn injuries on her body. She was immediately admitted to hospital.

The victim’s father filed the case with Uttara West Police Station on February 1.

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