Journalist Hedayet on 3-day remand

A Khulna court has granted three days remand for Dhaka Tribune’s Khulna correspondent Hedayet Hossain in a case filed under the Digital Security ACT for the reporting ‘wrong’ information regarding election results.

Khulna Judicial Magistrate Nayan Biswas on Wednesday passed the order after Batiaghata Police Station officer-in-charge and also the Investigation Officer produced Hedayet before the court and prayed seven days remand.  

Hedayet, also the city editor of local newspaper Dainik Prabah, was arrested from Gollamari area on Tuesday. 

Rashedul Islam, the Khulna correspondent of Daily Manabzamin, was also sued under the same case.

Khulna Assistant Returning Officer and Batiaghata Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Debashish Chowdhury filed the case with Batiaghata police station.

In the first information report (FIR), Debashish Chowdhury wrote that despite 80% voter turnout in the Khulna 1 constituency, which encompasses the Batighata and Dacope upazilas Hedait had reported that 22,419 more votes were cast than the actual number of total voters in the constituency during Sunday’s general election.

In the first information report (FIR), Debashish claimed that contents of the report were untrue.