A Dhaka Court on Wednesday fixed Thursday to hear the remand  and bail petitions  of actress Pori Moni in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Debabrata Biswas fixed the date.

Kazi Golam Mostafa, inspector of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Police and also the investigation officer of the case, sought a 5-day remand for Pori Moni for the third phase in the case.

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Pori Moni was present on the dock.

On August 16, Pori Moni’s counsel Majibur Rahman filed a petition seeking bail for his client to the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rezaul Karim Chowdhury.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rezaul Karim Chowdhury fixed August 18 (Wednesday) for hearing on the petition. But the hearing was not held Wednesday.

A Dhaka court on August 10 placed actress Pori Moni on a 2-day fresh remand in the case.

Film actress Pori Moni, whose allegation of rape attempt on her by businessman Nasir U Mahmood and others prompted firestorm in social media barely two months back, was detained from her home on August 4.

A case was then filed against the actress under the Narcotics Control Act the following day.

On August 5, a Dhaka Court placed her on a 4-day remand in the case.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has been tasked with investigating the charges brought against her.

They took over the case from the Detective Branch (DB) of  police and were carrying out the investigation.

Film actress Pori Moni and her associate Nazrul Islam Raj were ringleaders of an organised gang , said Commander Khandaker Al Moin, director of Legal and Media Wing of Rab, in a media briefing on August 6.

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