Dhaka, April 9 -- A court has ordered the arrest of Shomi Kaiser, actress and former president of the e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB), in a fresh case involving the alleged attempted murder of an Azampur College student in Uttara during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate GM Farhan issued the order on Wednesday after hearing the petition of the case investigation officer.

Shomi was brought to court amid tight security before the hearing. Several former ministers and MPs were also presented for hearings as petitions against them were scheduled on the same day.

Shomi was seen chatting with former deputy minister and Bhola-4 MP Abdullah Al Islam Jakob while standing in the dock. Later, the ...