Derogatory comments on FB Live: 2 accused denied bail

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has rejected bail petitions filed by two people who made derogatory comments on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Facebook Live in a prison van after being arrest in anti-drug drive from the capital’s Khilgaon.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Subrata Ghosh Shuvo passed the order after hearing on Tuesday.

The accused are Mehedi Hassan alias Alamin, 23, and Shamim Chowdhury, 24.

General registrar of Sabujbag Police Station confirmed the news.

Earlier on June 11, the court had placed them on a two-day remand each.

It may be mentioned that several youths claimed innocent on a Facebook Live in a prision van after they were held in anti-drug drive from the capital’s Khilgaon area.

They all were freed after verifying information. But of them, two were arrested again by Cyber Crime Unit of Police over making threats and derogatory comment on PM and Bangabandhu on FB Live. Later, a case was filed against them under Information and Computer Technology (ICT) Act in this connection.

Two mobile phone sets were seized from them when they were arrested.
 

risingbd/Dhaka/June 19, 2018/Mamun Khan/A K Azad