, March 10 -- Police have arrested Mariam Mukaddas Misty, a coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, for her alleged involvement in vandalising the house of former Tangail-8 lawmaker Zohaherul Islam.

The arrest was made on Sunday night from Tangail town, police said.

Police arrested Misty, 27, hailed from Akur Takur Para Housing area of the district town, in connection with a case filed over extortion, said Tanvir Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Tangail Sadar Police Station, on Monday.

Later, Tangail Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Golam Mahbub Khan on Monday placed her on a four-day remand in the case after she was produced before the court, said court inspector Lutfur Rahman.

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