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Eminent citizens question govt’s move to arrest investigative journalist
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Civil society bodies and eminent citizens across the nation issued statements decrying the arrest of Prothom Alo senior correspondent Rozina Islam and demanded her immediate release.
Addressing a webinar by the Committee for the Protection of Fundamental Rights (Moulik Odhikar Shurokkha Committee), eminent jurist Dr Shahdeen Malik commented on the use of the Official Secrets Act against Rozina Islam. I have only found one judgment under this law, and it was given by the High Court in 1983. This is a clear example that the government is using the criminal code to silence journalists in new ways, he said.
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Rape in Begumganj: Court frames charges against Delwar, Kalam Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
A Noakhali court yesterday framed charges against two accused in a case filed for raping a woman in Begumganj upazila.
The video of the rape incident had triggered widespread outrage in social media.
The accused are: Delwar Bahini chief Delwar and his accomplice Abul Kalam.
Judge Joynal Abedin of the Women and Children Repression Tribunal-1 heard the case and set March 24 for the next hearing.
Earlier, Public Prosecutor Mamunur Rashid read out the allegations against the accused. Both of them claimed their innocence.
There was no lawyer for the accused at the court, as lawyers of Noakhali Bar Association refused to represent them.