Nawshaba charged under ICT Act
Police have pressed charge against actress Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act, for allegedly spreading rumours on social media during last year’s student protests for safe roads.
Shawkat Ali Sarkar, an inspector of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit (CTTC) and also the investigation officer of the case, on May 15 submitted the charge sheet against Nawshaba to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court of Dhaka.
The news of submitting the charge sheet was published yesterday.
In the charge sheet, the investigation officer said the charge brought against Nawshaba of “creating anarchy and confuse people” was primarily proven. So, she should be brought under trial.
Nawshaba was detained from Dhaka’s Uttara on August 4 last year for allegedly spreading rumours on social media regarding the student movement.
The next day she was placed on a four-day remand.
On August 10, she was again granted a two-day remand for further quizzing.
On August 23, she was granted bail considering her health condition.
After walking out on bail, she thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
In a Facebook post, she thanked the premier for “giving her the opportunity to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha with her family, especially with her daughter Prakriti.”
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