Dhaka, Feb. 7 -- A Dhaka court on Wednesday denied bail and sent Executive Editor of The Daily Star Syed Ashfaqul Haque and his wife Tania Khondoker to jail over the death of a 15-year-old girl who worked in their house.

Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Hasibul Haque passed the order in the afternoon.

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They face the charge of culpable homicide involving the death of the girl.

Nazmul Hassan, investigating officer of the case and sub-inspector of Mohammadpur police outpost, produced them both in the court and pleaded for a five-day remand for interrogation.

At the same time, the court granted police to interrogate them in jail gate within three days.

Earlier on Tuesday morning, ...