Model Meghna Alam sent to jail for 30 days

A Dhaka court has ordered Meghna Alam, model and winner of ‘Miss Earth Bangladesh 2020’, to be jailed for 30 days under the detention act.

The court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sefatullah passed the order around 10:30pm on Thursday (April 10).

Court sources said that in the interest of public safety and law and order, Meghna Alam is to be detained for 30 days under the powers granted by the Special Powers Act, 1974. She was later transferred to Kashimpur jail.

Earlier, on Wednesday evening, Meghna had been live on Facebook when some people in the name of police broke down the door of her residence. The livestream, which lasted over 12 minutes, ended abruptly and was later deleted.