A Dhaka court on Monday granted bail for Didarul Bhuiyan, leader of sociopolitical collective ‘Rastrochinta’ (Statecraft) in a case filed under the Digital Security Act for ‘anti-government posts’ on Facebook.
The bench of Justice Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order.
Advocates Jyotirmoy Barua, Hasnat Kaiyum, and Kazi Jahed Iqbal stood for the bail petitioner.
Barua said “The HC did not mention any specific time limit for the bail but it may be for 6-months or a year.”
Warrant Officer Md Abu Bakar Siddique of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) filed the case on May 5 under Digital Security Act against 11 people including Minhaz Mannan Emon, Dhaka Stock Exchange director, cartoonist Kabir Kishore and writer Mushtak Ahmed.
According to the case statement, the accused misled people by spreading rumours based on little more than hearsay.
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