Woman held in Dhaka for ‘spreading rumour on FB’

Dhaka, Aug 17 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Thursday night arrested a woman from Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area for spreading a rumour on social networking site Facebook to instigate the recent student movement for road safety. The arrestee was identified as Mahzabin, 28, wife of Mohammad Riasat.
Tipped off, a team of Rab-2 raided a house at West Dhanmondi and arrested her for instigating people during the students’ movement through uploading audio clips, posting provocative status and false photo, said a Rab press release. – UNB