Journalist Shams sent back to Keraniganj jail from Kashimpur
Prothom Alo reporter Samsuzzaman Shams was sent back to Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj from Kashimpur Central Jail-1 on Saturday (1 April).
The transfer was made using a prison van around 10am this morning, confirmed Dhaka jail Superintendent Mohammad Mahbubul Islam.
Shams was shifted to Kashimpur Central Jail from Keraniganj on Friday (31 March). A Dhaka court on Thursday (30 March) sent him to jail in a case filed under Digital Security Act after rejecting his bail petition.
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On 29 March, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) men in plainclothes picked up Shamsuzzaman from his residence in the Ambagan area, adjacent to Jahangirnagar University, around 4:30am.
The same day, a Jubo League leader filed a DSA case against Shams, accusing him of publishing a "false and fabricated report" on the Prothom Alo website.
