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Bangladesh’s Investigative journalist, arrested under colonial-era official secrecy law, released on bail Rozina Islam, an investigative journalist in Bangladesh, was released from jail on Sunday after a court granted her interim bail. Her arrest under a colonial-era secrecy law triggered widespread protests at home and abroad. advertisement UPDATED: May 24, 2021 16:24 IST Rozina Islam was arrested on charges of violating a colonial-era official secrecy law. (Photo: India Today/Sahidul Hasan Khokon) A prominent Bangladeshi woman investigative journalist was released from jail on Sunday afte...

Dhaka, May 23 A prominent Bangladeshi senior woman investigative journalist was released from jail on Sunday after a court granted interim bail to her, a week after she was arrested on charges of vio

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Bangladeshi woman journalist arrested under colonial-era official secrecy law gets bail The health ministry filed a case against Rozina Islam under the draconian 1923 Official Secrets Act that carries harsh penalties, including a possible death penalty. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- Bangladeshi artists carry an artwork during a protest against the arrest of Rozina Islam in Dhaka. (Photo | AP) By PTI DHAKA: A Bangladeshi court on Sunday granted interim bail to a senior woman investigative journalist who was arrested on charges of violating a colonial-era official secrecy law that trigger...

Source: Highlights Rozina Islam, a senior reporter, was also granted bail on condition of submitting her passport, The Daily Star newspaper reported. The health ministry filed a case against Islam under the draconian 1923 Official Secrets Act that carries harsh penalties, including a possible death penalty. Rozina in recent months published several reports exposing the health ministry's alleged malpractices during the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing public attention. Dhaka: A Bangladeshi court on Sunday granted interim bail to a senior woman investigative journalist who was arrested on charges of ...