A Dhaka court has shown model Simu Akter Brishti, known as Mishti Subash, arrested in an attempted murder case filed with Ashulia Police Station, effectively blocking her release from jail despite bail in four other cases.
Dhaka Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Tajul Islam Sohag passed the order on Sunday after hearing the case.
Brishti was brought to the court from jail in the morning. Shortly after noon, Mishti fell ill and collapsed while being taken from the lock-up to the courtroom.
She was later brought to the courtroom after she recovered.
During the hearing, Brishti sought permission to speak from the dock.
“I went to the National Martyrs’ Memorial to pay tribute as the daughter of a freedom fighter. I did nothing wrong. But a conspiracy is being carried out against me. Whenever I get bail, I am charged in another case,” she told the judge.
“I have done nothing wrong. Instead of filing more cases against me, shoot me dead,” she added.
Defence lawyer Golam Rabbani asked the court not to show Brishti arrested in the case.
The court, however, after hearing the matter, ordered that she be shown arrested in the attempted murder case and sent to jail.
According to court sources, Brishti was arrested on 26 March while going to the National Martyrs’ Memorial to pay floral tribute. She was subsequently shown arrested in four cases.
She later secured bail in those cases and had been awaiting release from jail.
While she was in custody, Sub-Inspector Atowar Rahman, the investigating officer in an attempted murder case filed with Ashulia Police Station, applied on 9 September to show her arrested in the case.
The court fixed 13 September for hearing the application in the presence of the accused.
According to the case statement, teenager Md Abir joined the anti-discrimination student movement at Baipail intersection in Ashulia on 5 August 2024.
The case alleges that armed members of the Awami League, Jubo League and Chhatra League attacked the protesters at the time.
Abir was seriously injured after being shot, according to the case statement.
The attempted murder case was filed with Ashulia Police Station on 31 October 2024.
