Staff Reporter:
A Dhaka court yesterday placed journalist Anis Alamgir on a five-day remand in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam passed the order after police produced him before the court with a seven-day remand prayer, according to a source at the prosecution division of Uttara West police station.
A team of the Detective Branch (DB) detained Anis Alamgir from the capital on Sunday.
On Monday, Aryan Ahmed, a member of an organization named ‘July Revolutionary Alliance’, filed the case with Uttara West Police Station, accusing Anis Alamgir and four others of conspiring to destabilise the state and inciting activities of the organization, whose activities are currently restricted.
Later, Anis Alamgir was shown arrested in the case.
The other accused in the case are actress Meher Afroz Shaon, Maria Kispotta and Imtu Ratish.
Meanwhile, the Editors’ Council strongly condemned the filing of the case against the journalist without any specific complaint.
