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Outcry Over Detention of Journalists: 26 Citizens Share Concerns

Prothom Alo editor Matiur Rahman and the newspaper's own reporter Shamsuzzaman Shams. || Photo: Collected

Prothom Alo editor Matiur Rahman and the newspaper's own reporter Shamsuzzaman Shams. || Photo: Collected

Twenty-six writers, teachers, artists, and journalists of the country have expressed concern over the arrest of Dainik Prothom Alo's reporter Shamsuzzaman Shams and the filing of a case against editor Matiur Rahman under the Digital Security Act. Expressing deep concern in this incident, they demanded the repeal of the Digital Security Act.

On Friday (March 31), they made this claim in a statement sent to the media. 

According to the statement, a case has been filed against Prothom Alo editor and publisher Motiur Rahman and the newspaper's own reporter Shamsuzzaman Shams under the Digital Security Act and Shamsuzzaman was arrested by the law enforcement forces around 4:30 am last Wednesday (March 29). Arresting a journalist without a warrant in this way amounts to interference with independent journalism and is against human rights.

In the statement, they demanded the immediate release of Shamsuzzaman from the case, his unconditional release and the repeal of the Digital Security Act to ensure the freedom of expression of the masses.

The speakers are- Eliash Uddin Palash, editor and publisher of Shampratik Deshkal, Lutfor Rahman Himel, senior journalist, Rayhan Rhyne, professor and writer of Jahangirnagar University, R Raji, assistant professor of journalism department of Chittagong University, painter Rafi Haque, fiction writer Afsana Begum, Chandan Anwar, professor of Rajshahi University. and writer Saikat Arefin, Begum Rokeya University professor Tuhin Wadud, associate professor and fiction writer Ashan Uz Zaman, writer and researcher Noornavi Shanto, Barisal University assistant professor and poet Sanjay Sarkar, storyteller Prasun Talukder, poet Henry Swapan, activist Akramul Haque, writer and designer Nirjhar Naishabdya, poet and journalist Shimul Salahuddin, fiction writer and journalist Abdullah Al Imran, poet and fiction writer Anif Rubed, Russell Raihan, poet and journalist Mir Rabi, Upal Barua, Arbak Aditya, Hasnat Shoaib, painter and writer Ringku Animikh and Ahsan Ahmed.

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