Ex-minister Farhad Hossain’s wife arrested

Monalisa Hossain, wife of former Public Administration Minister Farhad Hossain, was arrested from the capital’s Eskaton area on Sunday night.

A team of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested Monalisa, also the vice-president of central Jubo League committee, from his residence in the capital’s Eskaton area at night.

DMP Joint Police Commissioner (Detective-North) Mohammad Rabiul Hossain Bhuiyan said she was arrested in a case filed with Meherpur Sadar Police Station.

She faces three charges, including involvement in an attack on anti-discrimination students and the public in Meherpur during the July uprising.

Earlier on September 14 last year, police arrested Farhad from the same Eskaton area in the capital. A number of cases have been filed against Farhad in Dhaka and Meherpur district after the fall of the Awami League-led government on August 5.