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Around 3:30 pm on May 17, Prothom Alo senior correspondent and investigative reporter Rozina Islam visited the Health Ministry in Dhaka to meet the Health Services Division Secretary and perform her duties as a diligent reporter covering the nooks and crannies of Bangladesh’s COVID-19 response. After a few hours, strange news broke out that Rozina had been detained in the Health Ministry without any official arrest warrant issued by the authorities.
Journalists from around the city rushed to the Health Ministry and protested, demanding Rozina’s release. After spending five hours detained inside the building, Rozina was handed over to the police. The Health Ministry lodged a case under the colonial-era Official Secrets Act, accusing Rozina of espionage. In the following days, journalists throughout the country protested the government’s actions and demanded Rozina’s immediate release.
Gazipur Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
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.
He said this was based on the existing number of MAF healthcare personnel. Although the MAF currently has three field hospitals, namely in Tawau, Sabah; Kapit, Sarawak; and Kepala Batas, Penang; we are capable of setting up two more field hospitals. Actually, the MAF can set up more field hospitals, but to do that, we will require additional staff, namely 30 doctors and 100 paramedics, ” he said at a virtual media conference after a working visit to Pharmaniaga LifeScience in Puchong here Sunday (May 23).
Ismail Sabri said that with the additional personnel, the MAF would be able to construct more field hospitals as well as add other health equipment and supplies for the management of Covid-19.