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Arrest of Rozina Islam

Rozina Islam
রোজিনা ইসলাম
OccupationJournalist
OrganizationDaily Prothom Alo
SpouseMonirul Islam Mithu [1]

On April 17, 2021, Rozina Islam, a senior female reporter of the Bangladeshi daily Prothom Alo, went to the Health Ministry office in the Bangladesh Secretariat for COVID-19 related reporting.[2][3] She was confined in the ministry for five hours and her cell phones were seized.[4][5] She was allegedly harassed and assaulted during her detention at the secretariat.[6][7] She was then arrested from the Ministry for alleged theft and taking photographs of sensitive state documents.[8][9] Sibbir Ahmed Osmani, Deputy Secretary of the Health Services Division, filed a case against her around midnight of April 17, 2021 with Shahbagh police station under the Official Secrets Act.[8][9][10][11][12][excessive citations] She was jailed in Dhaka Kashimpur Women's Central Jail amid widespread protests.[13][14][15][16][17] A virtual hearing for her bail was held on May 20, 2021,[18][19] later the court announced the decision would be delayed to May 23, 2021,[20] and on that day she was granted a conditional bail after being imprisoned for 7 days.[21][22]

  1. ^ "Rozina Islam Info". JPCD.org.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ap18May2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Bangladesh arrests investigative journalist for COVID reporting". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  4. ^ "Prothom Alo journalist Rozina taken to police station after 5 hours' confinement at Secretariat". The Daily Star. 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  5. ^ "Journalist Rozina Islam taken to police station after 5-hour confinement at the secretariat". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  6. ^ "Family says will sue Secretariat officials who assaulted Rozina". The Daily Star. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh Arrests Journalist Rozina Islam For Exposing Corruption In Health Ministry". Outlook. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  8. ^ a b "Prothom Alo journo Rozina Islam arrested in Official Secrets Act case". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  9. ^ a b Islam, Arafatul (2021-05-18). "Bangladesh: Journalist could face death penalty for COVID reporting". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  10. ^ Ahmed, Redwan (2021-05-18). "Bangladeshi journalist arrested and charged over alleged document theft". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  11. ^ "Bangladeshi authorities arrest journalist Rozina Islam under Official Secrets Act". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  12. ^ "'Release Rozina' call gets louder". The Business Standard. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  13. ^ "Journalist Arrested, Jailed In Dhaka Amid Widespread Protests". NDTV. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  14. ^ "Bangladesh: Journalist Rozina Islam Arrested Under Colonial-Era Official Secrets Act". The Wire (India). Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  15. ^ "Bangladesh arrests journalist Rozina Islam known for unearthing graft". The Hindu. AP. 2021-05-18. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  16. ^ "Bangladesh arrests woman investigative journalist under colonial-era official secrecy law". The Indian Express. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  17. ^ "Bangladesh: Arrest of Journalist Investigating Corruption". Human Rights Watch. 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  18. ^ "Rozina Islam's bail hearing Thursday". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  19. ^ "Bail hearing of journalist Rozina today". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  20. ^ "Decision on bail for Rozina Islam delayed to Sunday". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  21. ^ "Rozina Islam gets interim bail". The Daily Star. 2021-05-23. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  22. ^ "Bangladeshi Journalist Rozina Islam, Who Reported on Corruption, Granted Bail After Arrest". Democracy Now!. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
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