BANGLADESHI WOMAN JOURNALIST ARRESTED UNDER COLONIAL ERA OFFICIAL SECRECY LAW RELEASED FROM JAIL

  • 23/05/2021

The prominent Bangladeshi senior woman investigative journalist ,a week after she was arrested on charges of violating a colonial-era official secrecy law that triggered widespread protests was released from jail on Sunday after a court granted interim bail to her.

Rozina Islam, a senior reporter of Bangla daily Prothom Alo, the largest daily newspaper based on circulation, was detained on Monday last for over five hours by Health Ministry officials for allegedly clicking a picture of a document with her cell phone without permission. She was later arrested by the police.She was released from the Kashimpur Women's Central Jail on Sunday evening.Earlier in the day, the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Baki Billah granted her bail till July 15 on a bond of Tk 5,000 (approximately USD 59). She was also granted bail on the condition of submitting her passport.The health ministry filed a case against Islam under the draconian 1923 Official Secrets Act that carries harsh penalties, including a possible death penalty.Reacting to reports of Islam's arrest, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres' spokesperson Stephane Dujarric on Tuesday said it is obviously "something concerning".

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