IFJ 25 May 2021
Bangladesh: Another journalist nabbed under digital security act
Al Amin Hossain, the Meherpur district correspondent for Daily Business Bangladesh, was arrested under the Digital Security Act (DSA) for publishing a news report about a political leader last year. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urges the authorities to drop all charges against the journalist. Journalist Al Amin Hossain. Credit: Prothomalo.com
Al Amin Hossain was arrested on May 22 at his residence at Banshbaria in Gangni municipality in response to a case that was filed against him on May 13, 2020 by Sabuj Hossain, the nephew of the Gangni-2 constituency MP, Maqbool Hossain. The case statement filed at Gangni Police Station in Gangni Upazila contends that the journalist published a false news report against Maqbool Hossain in the Meherpur Protidin newspaper last year.
Al Amin Hossain, the Meherpur district correspondent for Daily Business Bangladesh, was arrested under the Digital Security Act (DSA) for publishing a news report against a political leader last year. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urges the authorities to drop all charges against the journalist.
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