India, May 18 -- Popular Bangladeshi actor Nusraat Faria was detained on Sunday morning at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka while attempting to board a flight to Thailand, reports Dhaka Tribune. The report, citiing immigration officials, said that she was taken into custody in an attempted murder case related to the 2024 Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.

The 31-year-old was apprehended at the immigration checkpoint. An arrest warrant had been issued for Faria in connection with violence that erupted during anti-government protests in July last year, which ultimately led to the resignation and flight of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The case, filed at Vatara Police Station, accuses Faria of financing the Awami L...