Popular Bangladeshi actor Nusraat Faria, who essayed the role of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s biopic ‘Mujib: The Making of a Nation’, was arrested at Dhaka airport on Sunday, May 18.
She was arrested in a case related to attempted murder during the mass uprising against Hasina in July last year.
The 31-year-old was arrested from the immigration check point at the Shahjalal International Airport when she was on her way to Thailand on May 18.
Faria played the role of Hasina in the 2023 film, ‘Mujib: The Making of a Nation’, which was directed by late director Shyam Benegal. The movie was a joint production of Bangladesh and India.
