US court rejects BD envoy\\\'s acquittal plea
Thursday, 8 January 2015
Bangladesh's former consul general in New York Monirul Islam and his wife will have to face trial in a US court for allegedly forcing an ex-servant to work under "slavery-like conditions." The Manhattan Federal Court turned down a plea by Islam and his wife Fahima Tahsina Prova to let them off the case on Tuesday (US local time).
— bdnews24.com