Former MP Momtaz held in Dhaka

The Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested former lawmaker of Manikgaj-2 constituency and singer Momtaz Begum in the capital's Dhanmondi area last night.

Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media) of DMP, confirmed the matter to The Daily Star. Momtaz is accused in multiple cases filed over the attack on students and protesters during the July uprising last year. She will be produced before the court today, he said.