On Tuesday, Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Rajik-Al-Jalil announced the verdict with an observation following the hearing of a writ petition. The petitioner cited a report published in The Daily Star in November to file the appeal. “The Daily Star has made an offence by publishing the name, address and identity of the child and by choosing improper words in the report,” the court said in its observation. The court did not impose any punishment on the newspaper because of the novelty of the issue, but warned that these offences must not be repeated. It also ordered the media to remain alert that the identity of children in conflict with law is never published.

Source: bd News24 February 12, 2019 10:52 UTC