Inqilab raided again

Police on Wednesday evening raided Bengali Daily Inqilab’s office on Dhaka’s RK Mission Road again.

This was the second raid since the daily’s News Editor Robiullah Robi was arrested on Tuesday night.

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Dhaka Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Masudur Rahman told bdnews24.com the raid was conducted to seize ‘certain’ pieces of evidence.

One of the journalists of the newspaper said, “Police raided our office around 7:30pm. They stayed for an hour, took reporter Sakhawat Hossain’s computer and left.”

Robi was arrested during Tuesday’s raid after he was accused of hurting religious sentiments, attempting to cause disorder within the administration, and violating the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act besides other charges in the case filed by acting Additional Inspector General (AIG) Pralay Kumar Joardar.

The paper made several allegations besides accusing AIG Joardar of creating an "unofficial Hindu League" in the police force in a report titled 'Police officer uses PM's name to dominate force' published on Monday.

The case lodged at the Wari Police Station also accuses the newspaper's editor, publisher, chief reporter, city editor and the correspondent who did the report.

A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent Robi to police remand for five days after he was produced for a hearing in that case.

Police had raided Inqilab's office and sealed its press in January after the paper had claimed in a report that Indian troops were participating in the joint forces operations in the then troubled south-western district of Satkhira.

The paper, founded by late Maulana Abdul Mannan known for aiding the Pakistan Army in 1971, had issued a rejoinder apologising for the story later.