Dr. Md Shafiqur Rahman. Photo: Collected

DHAKA, Feb 10, 2026 (BSS) - A court here today remanded four individuals, including former Managing Director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Dr. Md Shafiqur Rahman and his wife, for varying periods in a case filed over the alleged assault of their 11-year-old housemaid.

Dr. Shafiqur and one of the housemaids, Rupali Khatun, were placed on five-day remand, Shafiqur's wife Bithi was placed on seven-day remand, and another housemaid, Sufia Begum, was placed on a six-day remand in the case.

Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Zakir Hossain passed the order this afternoon.

Earlier, the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Raju Ahammed had sent the four to jail on February 2 in connection with the case. The couple was arrested from their residence in Uttara's Sector-9 on the same day.

According to case documents, the minor began working at the household in June 2025. On January 31, 2026, the accused handed the child over to her father, who noticed bruises and severe burn injuries on her body. The child was immediately admitted to a hospital for treatment.

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