'Anti-Islam Comments': Two Ansar men held

Police yesterday arrested two Ansar men in Mongla port area of Bagerhat for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Muslims by sharing a Facebook post with "derogatory comments about Islam".

The arrestees are Ramesh Roy, 25, of Ajogora village under Terokhada upazila of Khulna, and Laxman Mandol, 27, of Darichhola village under Shalikha upazila of Magura.

They were on-duty at Mongla port.

Lutfar Rahman, officer-in-charge of Mongla Police Station, said Ramesh and Laxman allegedly shared a Facebook post on January 23.

The post contained “bad comments about Muslims”, and the two also made "offensive remarks on Islam" under the post, the OC said.

The post became viral. When it came to notice of Mongla port officials yesterday, they detained the two and informed police of the matter, the OC said, adding that police then took them to the police station.

Arifa Khatun, an official of Ansar and VDP in Mongla upazila, filed a case against them under the ICT act last night, the OC said. “We are verifying their posts."