RAB presents Nazrul Islam, who has been arrested for posting distorted images of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on social media, before media Dhaka TribuneThe accused was arrested under the Digital Security ActRapid Action Battalion unit 8 (RAB) has arrested a youth from Barisal for posting distorted photos of eminent persons including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, army chief, and diplomats on Facebook. The man was arrested from a shop named “Noman Pakhi Ghar” in the Muladi upazila of Barisal on Wednesday. The arrestee, Nazrul Islam, 35, is a local bird-seller at the Muladi bazaar. He was also accused of making derogatory comments about VIP’s on his Facebook wall. “On basis of that information, a RAB 8 operational team arrested Nazrul early Wednesday.”A case will be filed against him under the Digital Security Act, said Muladi police station OC Ziaul Ahsan.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 13, 2019 17:26 UTC