Dhaka, July 31 (bdnews24.com) –Police have arrested the editor of the Sheershanews, an online news agency, on charges of demanding money as extortion from a man.
Ekramul Haque, also the editor of weekly Sheersha Kagoj, was arrested early Sunday at his home in the city's Moghbazar area, Kalabagan Police Station sub-inspector Shariful Islam told bdnews24.com.
Islam said the editor was arrested after one Giasuddin Talukdar on July 28 filed a complaint with a court, saying Haque demanded Tk20 lakh in extortion from him. Later a case was filed with the police station upon a court order, he said. Details of Talukdar's identity were not immediately available.
Meanwhile, the Sheershanews reported Sunday that Haque was arrested for "writing against the government's corruption".
It claimed the role of Sheershanews and Sheersha Kagoj against alleged corruption by various ministries was the reason behind the arrest.
Recently, the government cancelled accreditation of Haque and nine other journalists of Sheershanews and Sheersha Kagoj "without showing any reason", the report said.
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