Youth arrested for Facebook comment on Hasnat Abdullah

BD Digest Report

The Detective Branch (DB) has arrested a young man named Khorshed Alam for making comments on Hasnat Abdullah, the chief organizer of the National Citizens Party (NCP) in the southern region, on social media.

He was arrested from his home in Agran village in Baraigram upazila of Natore on Sunday night.

Khorshed, the son of Abdul Quddus of the village, was sent to jail by the court on Tuesday.

Baraigram Police Station OC Golam Sarwar said that leaders and activists of the National Citizens Party (NCP) came to Natore on Sunday to participate in the ‘Desh Garte July Padayatra’ program. On that day, a promotional article for the program was posted on a Facebook page. Under the post, an ID named ‘SK Sharmin Khorshed Alam’ commented – ‘A while ago, Hasnat was beaten by the locals in a different place, let’s come to Banpara, let’s see what we can do.’ Later, the local NCP reported the matter to the DB police.

He said, “The DB police found out through investigation that the ID of ‘SK Sharmin Khorshed Alam’ belongs to Khorshed Alam. Later, a raid was conducted on Sunday night and he was arrested and handed over to Baraigram Police Station.”

The OC also said that a case of deliberate incitement to riot has been filed against Khorshed at Baraigram Police Station. He was sent to jail by the court on Tuesday.