Rajshahi journos demand withdrawal of case against fellows
Journalists in Rajshahi yesterday demanded withdrawal of a case filed against eight journalists, including Jugantor Editor Saiful Alamand Sonali Sangbad Editor Liaquat Ali, under Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act.
They also sought immediate release of Jugantor campus reporter Manik Raihan Bappi, who was sent to jail on Saturday following the case.
On October 24, 2015, Kazi Zahidur Rahman, a teacher of computer science and then resident teacher of Shaheed Suhrawardy Hall at RU, filed the case against 16 news organisations following reports that he allocated seats in exchange for money. Motihar Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Momin, investigation officer of the case, filed a charge sheet against eight people on September 29 last year. Bappi, one of the accused, was arrested at his home in Chapainawabanj on Friday.
In protest, Rajshahi Union of Journalists formed a human chain at the city's Sahebbazar Zero Point in the morning.
Jamaat Khan, general secretary of Rajshahi Raksha Sangram Parishad, also joined the programme expressing solidarity with journalists.
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