Dainik Desh Rupantor's Nakla upazila correspondent Shafiuzzaman Rana was released from Sherpur District Jail in Tuesday evening after he was granted bail by a court.
After hearing the arguments of both sides, Sherpur Additional Deputy Magistrate Jebun Nahar passed an order at about 5:00pm on Tuesday granting interim bail to Rana.
Senior lawyers Abdur Rahim Badal and Rafiqul Islam Adhar took part in the hearings. The state was representated by APP Arifur Rahman Sumon.
Meanwhile, journalist Rana came out of jail released on bail on Tuesday evening.
On March 5, journalist Rana was sentenced to six months' imprisonment by a mobile court on charges of obstructing government work, creating disorder and misconduct.
Banya Akter, wife of journalist Shafiuzzaman Rana, said her husband visited the UNO office on Tuesday accompanied by their son Shahriar Zaman. He submitted an application under the Right to Information Act 2005, seeking details about the purchase of computers and laptops for an ADP project. The application was handed to Shila Akter, confidential assistant (CA) at the office, who requested them to wait for a while.
After waiting for some time, Rana inquired about the copy again. Shila responded, stating that the received copy could not be provided without the presence of the UNO.
Being frustrated, Rana contacted the deputy commissioner to address the issue. His communication with the deputy commissioner reportedly angered the UNO, leading to abusive comments by the UNO.
Later, Nakla police arrived at the scene and arrested Shafiuzzaman Rana on charges of misbehaviour with the UNO and Shila. A mobile court conducted by Nokla Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) Shihabul Arif sentenced Shafiuzzaman to six months' jail.
Besides, Rana's mobile phone was confiscated at that time.
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