Ahmed Atique, diplomatic correspondent of Daily Inqilab, made confessional statement before a Dhaka court in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology Act (ICT), 2006.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Harun-or-Rashid recorded his statement.
The court also sent Atique to jail after rejecting the bail petition filed by Atique’s lawyer Syed Ahmed Gazi.
Earlier, on January 16, police arrested three Inqilab journalists, including Atique, and sealed off its printing press conducting a raid on its RK Mission Road office in the capital.
The raid was conducted after a case was filed with Wari Police Station under the ICT Act alleging that the daily published a fake and fabricated report on Thursday which tarnished the country’s image as well as the law enforcement agencies both at home and abroad.
The vernacular newspaper published the report titled ‘Assistance of Indian forces in the joint forces’ operation in Satkhira!’ in its January 16 issue.
A court here on January 20 granted two days’ remand to Ahmed Atique rejecting his bail prayer in the case.
The court also sent two more accused in the case– News Editor Rabiul Islam Robi and Chief Reporter (Current Charge) Rafique Mohammad of the vernacular daily — to jail refusing them bail.
Source: UNB Connect
