HM Ershad's ex-wife Bidisha arrested

25 August, 2026, 11:25 pm

Last modified: 25 August, 2026, 11:41 pm

HM Ershad's ex-wife Bidisha arrested

25 August, 2026, 11:25 pm

Last modified: 25 August, 2026, 11:41 pm

Police have arrested Bidisha Siddique, the ex-wife of late Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad, in a 2008 flat fraud and cheating case. Gulshan police arrested her from the 'Arabica Restaurant' in the capital's Gulshan around 8:30 pm on Tuesday.

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