Detained journalist Rozina's bail order on Sunday

Bangla Press Desk: The bail hearing in the case filed against Daily Prothom Alo Senior Reporter Rozina Islam under Official Secrets Act has been held with passing no order on her bail today. A virtual court in Dhaka set Sunday (May 23) for passing an order on the bail petition. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Baki Billah fixed the date on Thursday (May 20) afternoon on completion of a long hearing. The hearing on the bail began at 12:52pm which ended around at 1:45pm. Later, the court kept the order waiting. Around 4:00pm, the metropolitan magistrate set Sunday for passing the order on the bail asking the prosecution to submit the important and relevant documents relating to the case as the prosecution wanted to delay the bail hearing so that they could submit their documents. Advocate Ehsanul Haque Somaji and several other lawyers moved for Rozina Islam in the court, according to lawyer Prashanta Kumar. Mentionable, Rozina entered health ministry of the Secretariat around 3:30 pm on Monday (May 17) for professional duties. She was confined in the room of health secretary’s PS Saiful Islam for allegedly removing files. At one stage, she fell sick. Later, Rozina was handed over to Shahbag Police Station around 8:30 pm. Then, she was shown arrested in a case filed under Official Secrets Act in the midnight. On Tuesday, she was produced before a Dhaka court and sought remand for her. But the court rejected the remand plea and sent her to jail. BP/SM