Bail application of journalist Shamsul Zaman Shams arrested in Bangladesh was rejected.
According to foreign media, local newspaper journalist Shamsul Zaman was detained from his house in Dhaka on Wednesday.
According to reports, the journalist was sent to jail for falsifying food prices.
According to foreign media, the journalist was accused of trying to defame the government.
According to the British media, a Bangladeshi journalist wrote in a report on inflation published on March 26, ‘If we can’t buy rice, what is the use of this freedom?
Bangladesh Home Minister Asad-ul-Zaman Khan told reporters in his office that Shams has been arrested under the Digital Security Act (DSA).
He said that the journalist was arrested because his report was false and fabricated.
According to foreign media, the newspaper has denied the statement of the Interior Minister.
On the other hand, human rights activists have accused the Bangladeshi government of suppressing the freedom of the press.
According to foreign media, under the Digital Security Act, any person can be imprisoned for up to 14 years.
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