Dhaka, April 9 -- A day after the arrest of former International Crimes Tribunal prosecutor Tureen Afroz, tensions have escalated at her family home in Dhaka's Uttara, where her stepbrother Shishir Ahmed Shahnewaz allegedly attempted to seize the property.

On Tuesday, around 11:30am, Shishir arrived at the six-storey house in Uttara's Sector 3 claiming ownership and reportedly attempting to evict its current occupants, according to Tureen's 17-year-old daughter Tejaswi Tureen Sumedha.

Sumedha alleged that Shishir and a group of at least 10 others physically assaulted the building's security guard and removed the nameplate identifying the residence.

Tureen's family resides on one floor of the building, while the other units are rented o...