STAFF CORRESPONDENT

A Dhaka court yesterday sent actor Nusraat Faria to jail in connection with an attempted murder case linked to the July uprising.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque passed the order after police produced her before the court.

The court set May 22 to hear the bail petition after her lawyer Iftekhar Hossain submitted her travel documents and stated that she had been in Canada between July 9 and August 13, when the offence occurred in Dhaka’s Bhatara area.

Meanwhile, Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has defended her arrest, saying, “If a case is pending against her, what can you do?”’

Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, on the other hand, said, “The arrest of Nusraat Faria is an embarrassing incident for us.”

The arrest has drawn widespread criticism from artistes and cultural figures, especially those who were vocal during the July uprising.

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