The High Court on Sunday granted six weeks anticipatory bail to Prothom Alo Editor and Publisher Matiur Rahman in a case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA).
The HC bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Md Aminul Islam passed the order, reports UNB.
Senior Advocate Fida M Kamal stood for Matiur Rahman while additional attorney general Mehedi Hasan and deputy attorney general Sujit Chatarjee Bappi represented the state.
Earlier in the day, a petition was submitted before the court seeking anticipatory bail for Matiur Rahman.
On March 29, an FIR was filed by a lawyer named Abdul Malek with Dhaka’s Ramna Police Station, accusing Matiur Rahman, Prothom Alo reporter Shamsuzzaman Shams, an unnamed “assistant cameraman”, and unnamed others of “using print, online, and electronic media to tarnish the image and reputation of the state.”
In the FIR, the lawyer also mentioned that the accused were “purposefully spreading misinformation to deteriorate the law and order situation of the country.”
The case was filed under sections 25, 31 and 35 of the DSA.
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