A Dhaka court on Monday granted a two-day remand for Ahmed Atique, diplomatic correspondent of the Daily Inqilab to allow police to quiz him and rejected the bail prayers of the arrested journalists of the newspaper.
Magistrate SM Ashiqur Rahman of Dhaka’s Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court also passed orders to send news editor of the daily Rabibul Islam Robi and Chief Reporter (Current Charge) Rafique Mohammad to the jail rejection their bail pleas in the case.A Dhaka court on Monday granted a two-day remand for Ahmed Atique, diplomatic correspondent of the Daily Inqilab to allow police to quiz him and rejected the bail prayers of the arrested journalists of the newspaper.
Earlier, the trio were produced to the court for hearing the remand petition following an appeal of the defence lawyer, Advocate Syed Ahmed Gadzi.
On Friday, Sub-inspector Firoz Ali, the Investigation Officer (IO) of the case, submitted a remand prayer to the CMM Court seeking a five-day remand for Atique.
The case was filed under the International Communication and Technology (ICT) Act, 2006 alleging that the daily published a false and fabricated report titled ‘Assistance of Indian forces in the joint forces’ operation in Satkhira’ on Thursday, which maligned the country’s image as well as the law enforcement agencies image both at home and abroad.
Police conducted a raid on the daily’s RK Mission Road office in the capital, and arrested three journalists of the daily and sealed its printing press on January 16 in the evening. The case was filed with Wari Police Station. – Court Correspondent
