Nearly 35 hours after he was picked up from home, Prothom Alo reporter Samsuzzaman Shams was yesterday produced before a Dhaka court that sent him to jail in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.
A Prothom Alo reporter was picked up from his home in Savar by law enforcers wearing plainclothes around 4:00am yesterday, triggering widespread criticism.
Shams, a reporter of Bangla daily Prothom Alo, was picked up from his home in Savar by officials of Criminal Investigation Department in plainclothes early today, said a police official who accompanied the CID team.
The Editors Guild of Bangladesh, an association formed to protect editorial freedom and promote responsible journalism in the country, has expressed grave concern over the recent incident of picking up a Prothom Alo reporter by CID officers. In a statement issued on Wednesday (29 March), the Editors Guild emphasised that journalists must not be subjected to arrest, harassment