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Published : 28 Apr 2025, 06:36 PM
Model Meghna Alam has secured bail in a fraud and extortion case filed with the capital’s Dhanmondi Police Station.
On Monday, following a hearing, Dhaka’s Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sanaullah issued the bail order.
Advocate Mohsin Reza, Mahima Badhon, and Barrister Sadman Sakib argued for Meghna's release in court.
The court granted her bail taking her "gender into consideration".
Sub-Inspector Abul Bashar of the Dhanmondi Police Station’s prosecution division confirmed the decision.
According to Mahima, the 30-day detention order for Meghna has been revoked, and her bail bond has been submitted to Dhanmondi Police Station.
Meghna is expected to be released from detention by Tuesday.
Meghna, chairperson of the Miss Bangladesh Foundation, was crowned Miss Earth Bangladesh on Oct 5, 2020.
She was detained on Apr 9 from her house in the capital’s Bashundhara residential area.
Prior to her arrest, Meghna posted a live video on Facebook, alleging that individuals claiming to be police officers were attempting to break into her home. The livestream ended shortly after her arrest.
She was produced before a Dhaka court the following day, which ordered her to be held in custody for 30 days under the Special Powers Act.
On Apr 17, Meghna was formally arrested in the Dhanmondi “honey trap” case.
The charges alleged that Meghna, along with Dewan Samir and other accomplices, is part of an organised criminal gang.
The group is accused of entrapping diplomats and wealthy expat industrialists by luring them into romantic scams using attractive women.
The allegations further added that the gang used threats of defamation and dishonour, exploiting these relationships to extort money through illegal means.
