Actress Nusraat Faria sent to prison

Actress Nusraat Faria, arrested in an attempt to murder case filed with Vatara police station, has been sent to prison.

The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court in Dhaka today, Monday gave the order to send the actress to prison.

Chief public prosecutor (PP) at Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court, Omar Faruq Faruqi confirmed the news to Prothom Alo.

PP Omar Faruq Faruqi told Prothom Alo that a petition was submitted seeking to keep actress Nusraat Faria in prison under the attempt to murder case filed with Vatara police station.

Representing the state, he filed the petition to keep the actress in custody. After hearing arguments from both sides, the court ordered her to be sent to prison, the PP added. The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) produced Nusraat Faria in the court this morning.

Nusraat Faria was arrested Sunday by the immigration police at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. She was arrested at the airport’s immigration check point while trying to travel to Thailand.

There was an arrest warrant against Nusraat Faria in a case filed with Vatara police station. She was an accused in the attempt to murder case from the time of the July mass uprising.

A source from Vatara police station stated that the actress was taken to that police station following her arrest. However, instead of keeping her in custody there she was later transferred to DB headquarters.

Nusraat Faria began her acting career in 2015 and has worked in several Bangladeshi and Indian films since then. Apart from that she is also active in modeling and television hosting.