Bangladesh Criticized for Use of Digital Security Act to Punish Media Error - New Delhi Times

When Shamsuzzaman Shams walked out of prison on bail last week, his colleagues draped garlands around the Bangladeshi journalist’s neck. Shams, a reporter for the daily Prothom Alo newspaper, had spent six days in the Dhaka Central Jail over accusations that he published “false news” about food prices. He now faces two legal complaints under…

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