A court has issued an arrest warrant against actress Pori Moni in a case filed by businessman Nasir Uddin Mahmud over an alleged attempted murder. The order was passed on Wednesday by Senior Judicial Magistrate Mahfuzur Rahman of Dhaka.

According to court sources, Wednesday was scheduled for witness testimony in the case. The plaintiff’s side filed an application seeking cancellation of the accused persons’ bail. Meanwhile, the defence lawyer sought an adjournment, stating that Pori Moni could not appear before the court due to an allergy-related illness.

Later, the court accepted the plaintiff’s application, cancelled Pori Moni’s bail and ordered the issuance of an arrest warrant against her.

Earlier, on January 26 last year, the court framed charges in the case and ordered the commencement of the trial. An arrest warrant was also issued against Pori Moni on that day. She subsequently surrendered before the court and secured bail.

In 2024, the investigation officer, Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) Dhaka District Inspector Monir Hossain, submitted an investigation report to the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Dhaka. The report found evidence supporting allegations of assault and intimidation against Pori Moni and her costume designer, Junaid Bogdadi Jimmy, also known as Jim. However, the allegations against another accused, Fatema Tuz Jannat Boni, were not substantiated.

Subsequently, the Dhaka Judicial Magistrate Court accepted the PBI investigation report and issued summons directing Pori Moni and her costume designer Junaid Bogdadi Jimmy to appear before the court. They appeared before the Senior Judicial Magistrate Court in Dhaka on June 25, 2024, and secured bail.

Earlier, on July 6, 2021, businessman Nasir Uddin Mahmud, president of the Boat Club, filed the case against Pori Moni and two others before the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Rajib Hasan in Dhaka.

The other two accused in the case are Pori Moni’s associate Fatema Tuz Jannat Boni and Junaid Bogdadi Jimmy, also known as Jim.