Dhaka, April 21 -- Former war crimes prosecutor Tureen Afroz has been shown arrested in a murder case filed over an incident during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement protests.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mehedi Hasan issued the order after hearing a petition of the case investigation officer on Monday.

Barrister Tureen Afroz was arrested on the night of Apr 7 from her Uttara residence in connection with the "attempt-to-murder" case of a student named Abdul Jabbar during last year's July Uprising protests. She was sent to jail on Apr 12 after she was remanded for four days.

Later, investigation officer of the case, CID Inspector Nasir Uddin Sarkar petitioned to show Tureen arrested in the murder case of Anwar Hossain Patwary. T...