Court Correspondent:
Dhaka, Sept-07,
A cyber tribunal in Dhaka on Tuesday accepted
charges against photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol in a case filed under the
Digital Security Act (DSA).
Judge Ash Sams Joglul
Hossain of the Dhaka Cyber Tribunal relieved 31 others from the charges after a
hearing, and fixed October 20 for framing charges against Kajol in the case.
Already enjoying bail
from the High Court, the tribunal also granted him bail in the case.
On April 4, the case
against Kajol was shifted to the Cyber Tribunal.
Investigating officer
Md Rassel Mollah submitted the charge-sheet on March 14.
Jubo Mohila League
central leader Sumaiya Chowdhury Bonnya filed the case on March 11 last year
accusing Kajol of writing defamatory remarks on various MPs on his Facebook
profile.
He was freed from the
Dhaka Central Jail on December 25 last year.
On December 17, the
High Court granted him bail in two cases filed under the DSA, clearing the way
for his release.
On November 24 that
year, the photojournalist secured bail in another case filed against him under
the DSA.
Kajol had gone missing
on March 10, 2020, a day after Magura-1 MP Saifuzzaman Shikhor filed the case
against him and 31 others, including Manab Zamin Editor Matiur Rahman
Chowdhury.
They were sued under
the DSA for publishing and sharing an article on social media about expelled
Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Noor Papia.
Two other cases were
filed against Kajol with KamrangirChar and Hazaribagh police stations under the
same act on March 10 and March 11.
On May 3, Kajol was
shown 'detained' by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) along the Benapole border
after 53 days of his disappearance and was produced in a Jashore court, which
sent him to jail.
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