Bangladesh: 2 held for anti-Islam comments
4 bloggers sent to jail
4 bloggers sent to jail
[Editor: This is Shocking part of the Ms.Hasina Government. However, if this is the rule, then why no blogger has been arrested ONLY for making anti--Hindu/Christian/Jewish comments or writing against Hinduism/Christianity/Judaism on Facebook or on their blogs? What is the message does Ms.Hasina wants to send to the world? This is not only partisan but also an attack on the Freedom of Speech and Expression. If a person cannot speak against any religion or cult, how can the reformation take place? This is completely ridiculous, as I was hearing Bangladeshi Prime Minister, justifying her action. I strongly condemn any such attack on the basic fundamental rights and urge the government to drop the cases against the bloggers. I would also request the AL Government to not to fall in the trap of Bigots and Islamic Extremists--this will destroy your country like it destroyed a once vibrant country Afghanistan]
Two cousins were arrested and sent to jail in Sylhet yesterday, as one of them had allegedly posted on Facebook deprecating comment and a caricature hurting religious sentiment of Muslims while the other “liked” those.
Acting on a tip off, a joint team of detectives and Biswanath police arrested Bijoy Chanda, 21, student of Sylhet MC College, from the city’s Subidbazar area and his cousin Partho Sarothi, 20, student of a private university, from Bairagibazar area.
With the duo’s detention, the number of total arrestees in connection with hurting Islamic sentiment via social network rose to six.
Police had earlier arrested bloggers Subrata Adhikari Shuvo, Russel Parvez, Mashiur Rahman Biplob and Asif Mohiuddin on similar grounds. A Dhaka court yesterday sent the four to jail on completion of their remand. The information gleaned from them is now being verified.
The government yesterday directed Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to beef up monitoring on Facebook, especially on Basherkella page and some other sites. It asked BTRC to block those if any offensive content is posted there.
Bijoy and Partho were arrested after Golam Shahid, a friend of Bijoy and resident of Goahari village under Biswanath Police Station, had filed a case under special power act, said Superintendent of Sylhet police Mohammad Shakhawat Hossain.
A source in the police said noticing the comment Shahid had informed some locals of the matter on Tuesday. The news spread fast and around 10:00 that night agitated locals brought out a procession demanding exemplary punishment to the cousins.
Meanwhile, Partho’s mother Rita Rani Das has claimed that Bijoy made the derogatory comment on Facebook, but her son is innocent.
Acting on a tip off, a joint team of detectives and Biswanath police arrested Bijoy Chanda, 21, student of Sylhet MC College, from the city’s Subidbazar area and his cousin Partho Sarothi, 20, student of a private university, from Bairagibazar area.
With the duo’s detention, the number of total arrestees in connection with hurting Islamic sentiment via social network rose to six.
Police had earlier arrested bloggers Subrata Adhikari Shuvo, Russel Parvez, Mashiur Rahman Biplob and Asif Mohiuddin on similar grounds. A Dhaka court yesterday sent the four to jail on completion of their remand. The information gleaned from them is now being verified.
The government yesterday directed Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to beef up monitoring on Facebook, especially on Basherkella page and some other sites. It asked BTRC to block those if any offensive content is posted there.
Bijoy and Partho were arrested after Golam Shahid, a friend of Bijoy and resident of Goahari village under Biswanath Police Station, had filed a case under special power act, said Superintendent of Sylhet police Mohammad Shakhawat Hossain.
A source in the police said noticing the comment Shahid had informed some locals of the matter on Tuesday. The news spread fast and around 10:00 that night agitated locals brought out a procession demanding exemplary punishment to the cousins.
Meanwhile, Partho’s mother Rita Rani Das has claimed that Bijoy made the derogatory comment on Facebook, but her son is innocent.
Courtesy: The Daily Star
