HC issues rule questioning legality of model Meghna Alam's detention
The High Court has issued a rule questioning the legality of the arrest process and subsequent detention of model Meghna Alam.
The bench of Justice Razik-Al-Jalil and Justice Tamanna Rahman Khalidi issued the rule today (13 April), following a primary hearing of a writ petition filed by Meghna's father.
In its ruling, the court asked why Meghna's arrest without a warrant, her detention without being informed of the reasons, her being held in Detective Branch (DB) custody for more than 24 hours, denial of access to legal counsel, and the detention order by the Metropolitan Magistrate should not be declared illegal.
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Senior lawyer Sara Hossain represented the petitioner in court. She told reporters that the court issued a two-week rule on two key issues: the legality of Meghna's arrest process and the validity of her detention order.
On the night of 9 April, model and former Miss Earth Bangladesh winner Meghna Alam was detained from a residence in Dhaka.
On the following day, she was presented before the Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate's Court by DB police. Acting on a DB petition, the court ordered her detention for 30 days under the Special Powers Act.
