Barrister Tureen Afroz, a former prosecutor at the International Crimes Tribunal, was arrested from her residence in Dhaka’s Uttara area on Monday night (April 7).

Police detained her around 10:00 pm from a house in Sector 3, said Uttara West Police Station Officer-in-Charge Hafizur Rahman.

“She is facing several charges, including one related to a murder during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement,” he said.

Shortly after midnight, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s public relations division confirmed her arrest in a statement, noting that the case involved an attempted murder. 

BDST: 1227 HRS, APR 08, 2025
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