Actress Nusraat Faria detained at Dhaka airport over attempted murder case
Seventeen actors, including Nusraat Faria, were named in an attempted murder case filed on 29 April in connection with the anti-discrimination movement
Popular actress Nusraat Faria has been detained at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport while attempting to travel to Thailand, according to immigration police sources.
Nusraat Faria, who portrayed the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the 2023 biopic "Mujib: The Making of a Nation", was detained in connection with an attempted murder case filed with Dhaka's Bhatara police station during the 2024 July uprising.
Inspector (Investigation) Sujan Haque of Bhatara police station confirmed the matter to The Business Standard.
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She was in custody at the airport initially, and later taken into DB custody for interrogation.
However, the decision on whether she will be shown as arrested has not yet been made, said Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner of the DMP Media Wing.
Seventeen actors, including Nusraat Faria, were named in an attempted murder case filed on 29 April in connection with the anti-discrimination movement.
The case was lodged at the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's (CMM) Court in Dhaka by complainant Enamul Haque, naming Sheikh Hasina and 283 others, along with 300 to 400 unidentified individuals, as accused.
The case documents state that Nusraat Faria was implicated as one of the alleged financiers of the ruling Awami League's operations against the mass uprising.
Alongside Faria, the case also names actors Apu Biswas, Nipun Akter, Ashna Habib Bhabna, Zayed Khan, Suborna Mustafa, Rokeya Prachy, Sohana Saba, Meher Afroz Shaon, Jyotika Jyoti, Symon Sadik, and Azizul Hakim.
