Khulna journalist gets bail in Act 57 case

Khulna journalist Abdul Latif Morol, who was arrested under section 57 for a Facebook post over the death of a goat, secured a bail on Wednesday.

Khulna senior judicial magistrate Nusrat Jabin passed the bail order a day after the journalist was arrested. 

Latif, Dumuria upazila correspondent of Khulna’s local daily Prabaho, was arrested under Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act on Monday night after Subrata Faujdar, Dumuria correspondent of Jessore-based local daily Spandan, filed a case stating that the reputation of state minister for fisheries and livestock Narayan Chandra Chand had been harmed by a Facebook post of Latif.

State minister for fisheries and livestock Narayan Chandra Chand distributed poultry and goats among some poor people of Dumuria on 29 July.

The goat given to a certain Zulfiqar Ali died that night and this was reported in the local newspapers. 

The case was filed after Latif shared the news on his Facebook.

Source: Prothom Alo