Dhaka, April 8 -- Former International Crimes Tribunal prosecutor Tureen Afroz has been arrested in Dhaka's Uttara.

She was detained around 10:00 pm on Monday from her residence in Sector 3 of Uttara, according to Uttara West Police Station chief Hafizur Rahman.

"She has multiple cases filed against her, including one related to a murder during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement," he said.

Around midnight, Dhaka Metropolitan Police's public relations division said in a statement that Barrister Tureen was arrested in connection with an attempted murder case, reports bdnews24.com.

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina had fled to India on Aug 5 after being toppled by mass protests.

Tureen is the latest in a series of arrests of high-profi...