Babul Akhter's father, brother get bail in DSA case

A Chattogram court on Tuesday granted bail to former superintendent of police Babul Akhter's father and brother in a case filed by the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) under the Digital Security Act.

The accused are Babul's father Md Abdul Wadud Mia and brother Md Habibur Rahman Labu.

Chattogram Cyber Tribunal Judge Zahirul Kabir passed the order when they surrendered before the court yesterday.

On 17 October, Naima Sultana, superintendent of Chattogram Police and in-charge of Chattogram PBI filed the case against them under the Digital Security Act and the Special Powers Act.

Earlier on Monday, a Dhaka tribunal granted bail to Wadud and Habibur after their surrender before it in the case.

Judge AM Julfiker Hayet of Dhaka Cyber Tribunal granted them bail till submission of the police report, the tribunal prosecutor said.

Meanwhile, the court also fixed 12 January for submitting the investigation report in the case.

In the same case, Babul was shown arrested on 10 November last year and placed on a one-day remand for quizzing.

Another accused journalist Elias Hossain, who was made the prime accused in the case, is abroad.

Earlier on 27 September, PBI Chief Banaj Kumar Majumdar filed the case accusing four people including Babul Akhter on charge for making ongoing investigation on Mitu murder questionable, spreading false information and throwing abusive words.

In the case the plaintiff alleged that all the accused intentionally spread false information through social platforms including YouTube.

Besides, Elias from the US spread misleading information to spoil communal harmony of the country and tarnish the image of PBI, the statement said.

Mitu was stabbed and shot to death on 5 June 2016 when she was walking her son to his school bus at the GEC crossing in Chattogram city.