Indictment hearing in case against suspended assistant commissioner Urmi Feb 4

A court has set February 4 for holding a hearing on charge framing in a case filed against suspended assistant commissioner Tapasi Tabassum Urmi for making derogatory remarks about Abu Sayed and other martyrs of the student-led July-August mass uprising.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sefatullah passed the order on Sunday, allowing a time plea filed by the accused's counsel. The court also allowed a bail plea filed by Tapasi Tabassum Urmi.

Gono Adhikar Parishad higher council member Abu Hanif filed the case on October 8, 2024.

The court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Zakir Hossain after recording the statement of the complainant, summoned the accused on November 28. Urmi surrendered before the court on that day and pleaded for bail. The court after holding a hearing on her plea, allowed her bail on Tk 500 bond. 

Tapasi Tabassum Urmi on October 5, made a Facebook post from her account, making derogatory remarks about not only the martyrs of the July-August mass uprising but also the chief adviser of the interim government. She was made OSD the next day and was suspended on October 7.