CU teacher sent to jail

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Staff Correspondent, Chattogram
Published : 09:20, Sep 25, 2018 | Updated : 14:21, Sep 25, 2018

ChittagongA court in Chattogram ordered to send a teacher of Chittagong University to jail on charge of allegedly defaming Prime Minister Sheikh in Facebook.
The court of Chittagong District and Session Judge Md Ismail Hossain passed the order after rejecting his bail prayer on Monday.
Chhatra League’s Chittagong University unit's former executive member Md Ifterkhar Uddin Ayaz filed a case against Sociology Department's Assistant Professor Maidul Islam under Section 57 of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) with Hathazari police on Jul 23.
Bulon Lal Bhowmick, counsel of the defendant told Bangla Tribune that the accused teacher had secured interim bail for a period of eight weeks from the High Court.
"Complying with the High Court order, the teacher surrendered to the lower court on Monday and prayed for bail. However, the court rejected the bail petition and ordered to send him to jail," said the counsel.

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