A Dhaka court today sent two men to jail in connection with the vandalism, arson, and looting at the offices of The Daily Star and Prothom Alo in Dhaka city.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Jamshed Alam passed two separate orders after police produced the accused, Swapan Mondal, 27, and Aminul Islam, 21, before the court seeking their confinement, said a court staffer.
Swapan was arrested yesterday in a case filed over the attack on The Daily Star office, while Aminul was arrested in the case filed over the attack on Prothom Alo office. Earlier, 29 people were sent to jail in connection with the two cases.
On December 22, Mizanur Rahman, head of operations at The Daily Star, filed a case with Tejgaon Police Station against 350-400 unidentified people under multiple laws, including the Penal Code, Anti-Terrorism Act, Special Powers Act, and Cyber Security Ordinance.
On the same day, Major (retd) Sazzadul Kabir, head of security at Prothom Alo, filed a similar case against 400-500 unidentified people over the attack at their Karwan Bazar office.
Source: The Daily Star
