India, May 18 -- Popular Bangladeshi actress Nusraat Faria, who played former PM Sheikh Hasina onscreen in 'Mujib: The Making of a Nation', was arrested on Sunday for her alleged involvement in an attempted murder case linked to anti-government protests last year.

She was arrested at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport while she was attempting to leave the country.

According to local media reports, she was heading to Thailand from Bangladesh.

A case was filed against 17 actors, including Nusraat Faria, for the alleged attempted murder of a student in the capital's Vatara area during the July uprising last year, reported Dhaka Tribune.

Sources told the newspaper she has been taken to the Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch f...