Khulna journo on three-day remand for 'false' info on poll results

KHULNA, Jan 02 (UNB): A court here on Wednesday placed Hedait Hossain Mollah, Khulna correspondent of Dhaka Tribune and online portal Bangla Tribune, on a three-day remand in a case filed under the Digital Security Act for running reports on election results of Khunla-1 constituency with 'false' information.

Judge Nayan Biswas of Khulna Judicial Magistrate court-03 passed the order after officer-in-charge of Batiaghata Police Station Mahbubur Rahman, also investigation officer of the case, produced him before the court seeking a seven-day remand.

Upazila Nirbahi Officer and Assistant Returning Officer Debashish Chowdhury filed the case with his police station on Monday night against Hedait.