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‘Of course, journalists will seek information’: HC observes
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The High Court today observed that journalists are curious and they will seek information.
If journalists are given the scope to publish information, they will do it, and there is no offence in this, the HC bench of Justice Md Habibul Gani and Md Riaz Uddin Khan said.
The bench made the observation while hearing a petition filed by convicted Moazzem Hossain, former officer-in-charge of Sonagazi Police Station, seeking bail in a case filed against him for filming Madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi s statement and circulating the clip without her consent.
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Journalists have curious minds which dig out information and if they are given the scope to publish that information, they will surely do it since there is no element of offence in it, the High Court observed yesterday.
The observation was made by HC bench of Justice Md Habibul Gani and Justice Md Riaz Uddin Khan.
The bench made the observation while hearing a petition filed by convict Moazzem Hossain, former officer-in-charge of Feni s Sonagazi Police Station, seeking bail in a case filed against him for filming madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi s statement and circulating the clip on social media without her consent.