Journalist Rozina Islam walks out of jail after one week
Prothom Alo senior reporter Rozina Islam, who was sent to jail on May 18 in a case filed under the Official Secrets Act, walked out of Kashimpur Women’s Central Jail on Sunday afternoon after securing interim bail from a Dhaka court.
Rozina came out of the prison around 4:15 pm, according to jail officials.
Earlier in the day, a Dhaka court granted interim bail to Rozina Islam until July 15 in the case.
Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Baki Billah granted the bail on a bond of Tk 5,000. The court also asked her to submit her passport before the court.
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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.