Bangladeshi Journalist Rozina Islam, Arrested Under Colonial-Era Law, Gets Bail
This was perhaps the first time that the country invoked the Official Secrets Act, 1923 against a journalist.
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This was perhaps the first time that the country invoked the Official Secrets Act, 1923 against a journalist.
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Protests erupt after anti-graft woman journalist arrested in Bangladesh 2 minutes read Dhaka, May 19, (EFE).- Bangladeshi journalists protested for the second day on Wednesday, demanding the release of a female investigative reporter arrested on charges of stealing confidential government documents. A Dhaka court sent journalist Rozina Islam, 42, a senior reporter with Prothom Alo newspaper, one of the largest circulated in the country, to judicial custody on Tuesday after police charged her with a colonial-era law, the Official Secrets Act. The court will hear her bail application on Thurs...
Punch Newspapers Sections Published 19 May 2021 Dr Reuben Abati, former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to former President Goodluck Jonathan and principal anchor of Arise TV “The Morning Show”, is at it again. He has made yet another profound statement. For a man who has spent a substantial part of his professional life in the media, you can understand his frustration. This time, he reveals that in Nigeria’s Aso Rock Presidential Villa lurks an animal he describes as “Need to know.” The Need To Know administrative doctrine unilaterally keeps other people, citizens usually, i...
Senior Bangladeshi woman journalist arrested Rozina Islam, a senior reporter of Bangla daily Prothom Alo, has been booked on charges of violating a colonial-era official secrecy law PTI | Dhaka | Published 19.05.21, 02:30 AM A senior Bangladeshi woman journalist, known for her investigative reporting, was arrested on charges of violating a colonial-era offi...