Dhaka, June 20 -- A Dhaka court has allowed police to interrogate Md Sabibur Rahman, additional chief engineer of the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), and his wife Farah Nusrat over the death of a child domestic help in the capital's Dhanmondi.

Metropolitan Magistrate Md Ismail placed the couple on a two-day remand each on Saturday, according to Prosecution Police Sub-Inspector (SI) Abul Bashar.

Dhanmondi Model Police SI and Investigating Officer Shahnewaz Bappi sought 10 days to question the suspects for allegedly pushing the girl, Rikta Moni, from a building to death.

The defence lawyer opposed the petition, seeking bail for the suspects before the judge granted the remand plea.

Police recovered Rikta's body from a buildin...