Court orders forensic test of Meghna's seized gadgets

A Dhaka court has ordered a forensic test of the passport, mobile phones, MacBook, and laptop seized from model Meghna Alam, the winner of Miss Earth Bangladesh 2020, in a case filed over alleged fraud and extortion.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate MA Azharul Islam passed the order on Tuesday after the accused appeared before the court and sought the return of her confiscated belongings. The items include a passport, an iPhone 16 Pro, an Oppo phone, a MacBook, and a laptop.

Following the hearing, the court directed the investigation officer to conduct the forensic examination and submit a report by August 31. It also asked the authorities concerned to explain why the seized items should not be returned to Meghna.

Meghna was arrested from her flat in the capital's Bashundhara Residential Area on April 9, 2025, and subsequently placed under a 30-day detention order under the Special Powers Act.

However, on April 13, the High Court issued a rule asking the authorities to explain within two weeks why the detention order should not be declared illegal.

On April 17, the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Masum Miah showed Meghna arrested in the case filed with Dhanmondi Police Station over allegedly defrauding a foreign diplomat through romantic entrapment. 

She was later granted bail by Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sanaullah on April 28 and released from jail the following day.