Digital security act: Activist held for ‘hurting religious sentiment’
Police yesterday arrested Pritom Das, a leader of Rashtra Sangskar Andolan, a left-leaning organisation, in a case filed under the Digital Security Act for "hurting religious sentiment".
He was held from Bhanugach area in Moulvibazar's Sreemangal upazila around 7:30pm, said Humayun Kabir, inspector (investigation) of Sreemangal Police Station.
Syed Hasibuddin Hossain, head of media wing of Rashtra Sangskar Andolan, said Pritom is a member of the central coordination committee of the organisation, a component of "Gonotantro Mancha", a newly formed alliance of seven organisations.
Inspector Humayun said Mahbub Alam Bhuiyan, a resident of Sreemangal, lodged the case on September 4, accusing Pritom of hurting religious sentiment and undermining the country's sovereignty by a Facebook post.
Locals said Mahbub is an activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League.
However, Masudur Rahman Masud, immediate past president of BCL's Sreemangal upazila unit, said Mahbub was not a BCL activist.
Meanwhile, Rashtra Sangskar Andolon last night said the arrest was made to create communal unrest in Sreemangal.
The organisation will hold a press conference in Dhaka today, said a statement.
The organisation also alleged that some BCL men attacked their activists on August 27 in Sreemangal when they were holding a human chain expressing solidarity with tea estate workers' demand for pay hike.
Masud denied the allegation.
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