Dhaka, March 18 -- The chief of Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) has accused actress Sharmin Akter Nipa, better known by her screen name Mahiya Mahi, of "spewing lies" about police members on social media.

GMP Commissioner Mollah Nazrul Islam made the allegation at a press conference on Saturday, hours after police arrested Mahi in the Dhaka airport area following her return from a pilgrimage to Makkah, reports bdnews24.com.

Arrest warrants were issued against Mahi and her husband Rakib Sarker, a businessman and a leader of the ruling party's Gazipur wing, on charges of making 'false and defamatory' comments on social media in a case under the Digital Security Act.

Although Rakib accompanied Mahi during the pilgrimage, he did not retu...