Bangladeshi police have arrested actress and director Meher Afroz Shaon at her residence in Dhaka, facing allegations of conspiring against the state.

The detention took place in the Dhanmondi area, as confirmed by Rejaul Karim Mallik, an additional commissioner with the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch.

While specific details regarding the charges have not been disclosed, the police said that the actress is accused of engaging in activities that threaten state security.

The investigation was under way.

Bangladesh has been grappling with political strife since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India in August, with its interim government struggling to maintain law and order amid continuing protests and unrest.

In an online address on Wednesday, she called on her supporters to stand against the interim government in Bangladesh, accusing it of seizing power in an unconstitutional manner.

Thousands of protesters gathered in Dhaka before Hasina’s address and, an in effort to disrupt it, demolished and set fire to the home of Mujibur Rahman, her father and Bangladesh’s founding leader. The violence continued after Hasina spoke.

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