Court Correspondent :
A Dhaka court on Wednesday accepted charges against photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol in a case filed with Kamrangirchar Police Station under the Digital Security Act.
Judge Ash Sams Joglul Hossain of Dhaka Cyber Tribunal fixed October 20 for framing charges against Kajol.
The photojournalist went missing on 10 March 2020, a day after Magura-1 constituency lawmaker Saifuzzaman Shikhor filed a case against him and 31 others, including Manab Zamin Editor Matiur Rahman Chowdhury.
They were sued under the Digital Security Act for publishing and sharing an article on social media about expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Noor Papia.
Two other cases were filed against Kajol at Kamrangirchar and Hazaribagh police stations under the same act on March 10 and 11.
After his 53 days’ of disappearance, Kajol was detained by Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) personnel near the Benapole border on May 3 and produced in a Jashore court on the day.
Although the court granted him bail in the case, he was sent to the jail, as Kotwali police brought another charge against him under Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).
