Dhallywood actor Mahiya Mahi has expressed her gratitude towards all who showered her with support following her arrest after securing bail and walking out of jail.
“To my dearest Pori, Jaya apa, Shaon apa, Tama, Ripa, Mitu, Neer and all of my journalist brothers, you are embedded in my heart and you are my strength,” she said in a Facebook post late Saturday.
Sharmin Akter Nipa, popularly known as Mahiya Mahi, walked out of jail on Saturday evening, just a few hours after being ordered by a court to be sent there in two cases.
She was released around 7:50pm after securing bail in both cases.
After coming out of jail, Mahi was greeted by her fans, who had gathered outside the prison, with flowers.
The actor did not talk to anyone but waved at her fans in a gesture of love.
Earlier in the day, the Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) arrested Mahi at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 11:45am. The actor had been in Saudi Arabia with her husband, Rakib Sarker, to perform Umrah.
Rakib, who is joint general secretary of the Awami League's Bason unit in Gazipur, was not with Mahi at the time.
The two cases were filed against Mahiya Mahi and Rakib Sarker with Gazipur's Bason police station on charges of land grabbing and tarnishing the image of the police.
Rokon Miah, sub-inspector at Bason police station, filed one case on Friday night under the Digital Security Act (DSA), accusing the couple of impairing the law-and-order situation by spreading fabricated information with the intention of defamation.
Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) Commissioner Molla Nazrul Islam said Mahi had accused the GMP of taking “bribes” on Facebook.
Another case was filed by Ismail Hossain, a resident of the Dighirchala area, who accused the couple of land-grabbing.
