Protests in Dhaka after writer s death in jail
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Sumi Khan ( IANS) |
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Fri, Feb 26 2021 23:57 IST |
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Protests erupted in Dhaka after writer and blogger Mushtaq Ahmed, denied bail six times, died in Kashimpur jail. (Twitter). Image Source: IANS News
Dhaka, Feb 26 : Protests erupted in Dhaka after writer and blogger Mushtaq Ahmed, denied bail six times, died in Kashimpur jail.
Blaming the government for the death and demanded repeal of the controversial Digital Security Act (DSA), protesters threatened to lay siege to the Home Ministry on March 1.
Ahmed, 53, used to write under the pen name Michael Kumir Thakur and was critical on social media of the government s handling of the pandemic. His book Kumir (crocodile) Chasher Diary was published in November 2018, and he was working on another book.
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