A Dhaka court has ordered the Police Bureau of Investigation to conduct further investigation in the case against journalist Rozina Islam filed under the Official Secrets Act.
Gazipur Correspondent,
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Published: 23 May 2021 04:57 PM BdST
Updated: 23 May 2021 04:57 PM BdST Police take Prothom Alo senior reporter Rozina Islam back to prison on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 after a court rejected their petition to interrogate her in a case under the Official Secrets Act. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
Journalist Rozina Islam has been released from jail on bail six days after she was arrested in a case filed under the antiquated Official Secrets Act on charges of “stealing” government documents. );
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Rozina, a senior reporter of Prothom Alo, left the Kashimpur jail in Gazipur around 4:15 pm on Sunday.
Media personnel present at the scene could not speak to Rozina as police tightened security.
Staff Correspondent,
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Published: 23 May 2021 11:12 AM BdST
Updated: 23 May 2021 11:48 AM BdST Police take Prothom Alo senior reporter Rozina Islam back to prison on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 after a court rejected their petition to interrogate her in a case under the Official Secrets Act. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
A Dhaka court has granted bail to Prothom Alo reporter Rozina Islam in a case filed under the antiquated Official Secrets Act on charges of “stealing” government documents. );
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Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Baki Billah, who presided over the hearing of the case, granted the bail on Sunday. The bail decision that came six days after her arrest drew cheers on social media from a wider spectrum of journalists and rights activists.
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Senior Correspondent,
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Published: 20 May 2021 12:25 PM BdST
Updated: 20 May 2021 12:25 PM BdST Police take Prothom Alo reporter Rozina Islam back to jail after a court rejected their petition to interrogate her over allegations of stealing government documents and photographing them on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. The court has set Thursday for her bail hearing. Photo: Prokash Biswas
The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has said it will investigate the case started against Prothom Alo Senior Correspondent Rozina Islam under the Official Secrets Act in a fair and impartial manner. );
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On May 17, Rozina was confined to a room of the Secretariat’s Health Services Division for more than five hours over allegations of spiriting away important government documents and taking photos of the papers.