Actress frustrated about any booking after facial Injuries in accident

Actress Meghla Mukta spent a long time in the hospital after being seriously injured in a road accident in Banani, Dhaka. Frustrated that the desired legal action has not been taken over the accident, she staged a sit-in outside Banani Police Station demanding justice. During the protest, the actress expressed her anger and helplessness.

According to reports, on the night of July 28, Meghla Mukta was hit by a speeding vehicle while crossing a road in the Banani area. The vehicle fled the scene. Local residents took her to a hospital in critical condition. She suffered injuries to her face and head in the accident. Meghla later spent nearly a month receiving treatment in the ICU and a hospital cabin. She also underwent multiple surgeries on her face.

After the incident, Meghla’s friend and fellow actor Imtiaz Barshan filed a complaint at Banani Police Station. Later, on September 1, Meghla’s father filed a case as the plaintiff. On the night of September 3, police informed the family that they had detained the vehicle and its driver. However, the family alleged that the vehicle was sent to court the following morning.

Against this backdrop, Meghla Mukta staged a sit-in outside Banani Police Station at noon on October 4, demanding the trial and exemplary punishment of the vehicle’s owner and driver. Earlier, in a social media post explaining the circumstances behind her protest, she said no one had been able to make the time or preparations to stand by her.

Meghla said, “No one could come forward and stand beside me. At the very least, no one could stand by me by sharing what I wrote or my posts on Facebook. Yet when I decided overnight to stage a sit-in outside Banani Police Station, I had no time in my hands. I didn’t even have time to make a banner. A younger friend came running and made a banner himself and handed it to me. I am actually grateful to him because at least he tried to stand by me at that moment.”

Describing her situation, Meghla further said, “It seems that being born in our country itself is a mistake. Doing anything in this country is a mistake. Even protesting is a mistake. And if there is even some mistake in the protest, we are all ready to point it out. Do you understand even once what kind of situation a person is standing in when they protest? Isn’t it one of the biggest problems in our society that instead of trying to understand my situation, you are busy criticizing the language of my protest or the spelling on my banner?”

Earlier, expressing her frustration, Meghla Mukta said, “Given the extent of the injuries, scars and trauma to my face, honestly, I don’t know whether any director in Bangladesh will now consider casting me in a project in this condition. Even when I was healthy and fit, we all know how much I had to struggle to get work in the media industry. And now that my appearance and physical condition have changed so much, forget about getting work—I am not even sure whether I will be able to make a comeback at all.

“People stand by you for a day, two days or three days. Then, at some point, you have to fight your own battle alone. I don’t know how I will come back or whether I will be able to come back at all. Today, without any shame or hiding anything, I simply spoke my mind. This is my mental and physical reality right now.”

The main demand of Meghla’s sit-in was to ensure legal action and exemplary punishment against the owner and driver of the vehicle involved in the accident.