Staff Reporter:
Jagannath University: Khadijatul Kubra, a student of Jagannath University (JnU) who was released from Kashimpur central jail securing bail in two DSA cases on Monday morning, sat for an exami-nation shortly after her release.
Khadija was released from Kashimpur Women’s Prison at 9 am on Monday and went directly to Jagannath University to take part in the semester final exam.
Although the exam started at 10 o’clock, she entered the hall at 11:30 am. She sat the exam in the fourth semester with two semesters lost.
Her elder sister Sirajum Monira said, “We came to the prison early in the morning. Then Khadija was released at 9 am. Khadija’s semester final exam starts yesterday that’s why we came early in the morning.”
Earlier, Khadija secured bail last Thursday. The bail order reached the jail authorities on Sunday evening.
Despite waiting a long time on Sunday, her relatives had to return without her because she was not given the permission to release.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday upheld a High Court (HC) order that granted bail her in two cases under the Digital Security Act (DSA) in 2020.
In October 2020, police filed two cases against Khadija and retired Maj Delowar Hossain at the Kalabagan and New Market Police Stations for ‘spreading anti-government propaganda and harm-ing Bangladesh’s reputation.’
During the hearing, Khadija’s lawyer Barrister Jyotirmoy Barua argued that she was not accounta-ble for the opinions expressed by guests in videos on her YouTube channel.
