Folk singer and former MP Momtaz Begum has been arrested in connection with an attempted murder case stemming from events surrounding the July Movement protests. The arrest order was issued Wednesday by a Dhaka court following a police application. The case involves an individual named Md. Muktar Hossain, who was allegedly the victim of an attempted murder in the Mirpur Model Thana area of Dhaka. Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam granted the arrest warrant. Prosecutor Omar Faruq Faruki confirmed the court’s decision. Further details regarding the charges and proceedings have not yet been released. Momtaz Begum was previously present in court for a separate matter when the arrest was executed.