Photographer Shahidul Alam was taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) this morning following a High Court order.
He was shifted to BSMMU from police custody around 9:30am, sources in Dhaka Metropolitan Police said.
Yesterday, the HC directed the authorities concerned of the government and police to immediately send the detained photographer to BSMMU for his treatment.
In response to a writ petition filed by his wife Rahnuma Ahmed, the HC also ordered the BSMMU authorities to examine Shahidul's physical condition and submit a report before the court by 10:30am tomorrow.
Shahidul Alam was picked up by plainclothes men on Sunday night and was placed on a seven-day remand by a Dhaka court on Monday in a case filed against him under the controversial Section 57 of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act. He was also “tortured in police custody.”
The bench passed the order following the writ petition filed challenging a lower court order that placed Shahidul on remand in the case.
- Courtesy: The Daily Star/ Aug 08, 2018
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