Rozina’s bail hearing ends

The bail hearing in the case filed against Daily Prothom Alo Senior Reporter Rozina Islam was held. But the order was not given yet.

The hearing began at 12.00pm at the virtual court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Baki Billah.

Advocate Ehsanul Haque Somaji and several other lawyers have moved for Rozina Islam in the court, according to lawyer Prashanta Kumar.

Mentionable, Rozina entered health ministry of the Secretariat around 3:30 pm on Monday (May 17) for professional duties. She was confined in the room of health secretary’s PS Saiful Islam for allegedly removing files. At one stage, she fell sick.

Later, Rozina was handed over to Shahbag Police Station around 8:30 pm. Then, she was shown arrested in a case filed under Official Secrets Act in the midnight.

On Tuesday, she was produced before a Dhaka court and sought remand for her. But the court rejected the remand plea and sent her to jail.