A Dhaka court framed charges against four bloggers in two cases under the Information and Communications Technology Act for writing alleged inflammatory blogs on religious issues.
Judge Md Zahurul Haque of Dhaka’s Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court passed the order on Sunday against the four bloggers- Asif Mohiuddin, Subrata Adhikari Shuvo, Moshiur Rahman Biplob and Rasel Parvez after hearing a plea seeking exemption of the bloggers from the cases.
The judge fixed Nov 6 for beginning the trial process in both cases.
As per the amended ICT Act, if anybody proved guilty, he could be imprisoned from 7 to 14 years.
Detective police had arrested Shuvo, Biplob and Parvez on Apr 1 night and Asif on Apr 3 morning. Their detention came following Hifazat-e Islam demanding their arrest after the bloggers had made alleged postings in internet blogs offending religious sentiments of people.
Police filed the cases against them on Apr 17 under the ICT Act.
Police took the bloggers on remand for interrogation in the cases.
Of the four, Parvez and Shuvo were released on bail on May 12 and Biplob on June 2. Asif secured bail on June 27 after spending nearly three months in jail. – Court Correspondent
