Journalist Rozina Islam gets bail

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23 May 2021, 13:06

Rozina Islam

Senior journalist Rozina Islam has been granted bail in connection with a case filed by health ministry deputy secretary. The court passed the order over the matter today. Earlier, on Thursday after taking hearing at the virtual court Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Baki Billah fixed the date for passing order today.

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On that day senior lawyers Ehsanul Haque Samaji, Aminul Gani Tito, Barrister Jyotirmoy Barua, Ashraful Alam took part in the hearing for Rozina. While representing the state additional public prosecutor Taposh Kumar Pal and assistant public prosecutor Hemayet Uddin Khan Hiron opposed the bail initiatives. They said, one video clip had been viral about Rozina’s stay at the secretariat. There it was heard that she committed wrongdoing and wanted to sign bond.

The video that spread on the social media and the state lawyers wanted to collect and submit the document. Therefore they wanted to defer the bail hearing process. Opposing the appeal the lawyers of the accused appealed for hearing on that day.

After hearing the court fixed the date for passing order on Sunday for presenting valuable documents and about bail.

Mentionable, senior reporter Rozina Islam of the Daily Prothom Alo went to collect news at the secretariat in the afternoon of May 17. She fell victim of assault there. Then after keeping her confined for nearly six hours she was taken to Shahbag police station in the night under police protection. Then health service division deputy secretary Shibbir Ahmed Osmani filed a case against Rozina under official secrecy act.

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