BigstockRaipur Municipality Mayor Md Ismail Khokon filed the case on Saturday nightA case has been filed against four journalists in Lakshmipur under the Digital Security Act (DSA) for publishing a report in a local daily and sharing it on social media. Raipur Municipality Mayor Md Ismail Khokon, also the general secretary of Raipur upazila unit Awami League, filed the case on Saturday. The accused are AKM Mizanur Rahman, editor and publisher of Daily Banglar Mukul, its Executive Editor Afroza Akter Ranga, SN Uddin Riad, Raipur (Lakshmipur) correspondent of Mohona TV, and Jahirul Islam Titu, Raipur (Lakshmipur) correspondent of Asian TV. According to the case statement, a report published in the newspaper on October 28 involving the mayor is false and fabricated. The editor of the daily said: "There was a typo in the report and we corrected it the next day.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 02, 2020 03:11 UTC