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KUET student sued under DSA

Wednesday, 14 September 2022


KHULNA, Sept 13, (UNB): A student of Khulna Engineering and Technology University (KUET) was sued in a case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA) for his alleged anti-state posts through Telegram App.
The varsity's Security Officer Md Sadek Hossain Promanik filed the case against two people, including the student, with Khanjahan Ali thana on Monday.
Earlier, activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) unit of the university beat the student up over the issue.
The accused in the case are identified as Jahidul Rahman, a second year student of Computer Science Engineering (CSE) Department of the university and Rezwan Shyam (21), a resident of Munishirhat village under Borhanuddin upazila in Bhola district.
The accused Jahidul has been shown arrested while undergoing treatment at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH).
Jahidul's family members claimed that the BCL men beat him up mercilessly tagging him an activist of a student organization for three hours from 11pm to 2am on Sunday night after calling him up to the guest room of MA Rashid Hall.