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A tribunal on Sunday framed charges against seven people including cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore in a case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA) on charges of spreading rumours and carrying out anti-government activities. Dhaka Cyber Tribunal Judge Ash Shams Jaglul Hossain framed the charges and fixed April 7 for starting the trial. Read:Cartoonist Kishore to file no-confidence petition against PBI report Six other accused are ‘Rastrachinta’ activist Didarul Islam Bhuiyan, Shamiul Islam Khan alias Zulkarnain Saer Khan, former managing director of BLE securities Minhaj Mannan Emon, Netra News Editor Tasneem Khalil, Ashik Imran and Wahidun Nabi. Police on June 14, last year, submitted a supplementary charge sheet against seven people, including Kishore in the case. Afchhar Ahmed, Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit (CTTC) sub-inspector and also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet to the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's court. However, Afchhar dropped the names of four others including US-based journalist Shahed Alam, Germany-based blogger Asif Mohiuddin, and some Philip Schuhmacher due to lack of enough evidence against them in the case. Read: No evidence of torture on cartoonist Kishore found: PBI The name of writer Mushtaq Ahmed, the main accused in the case, was dropped following his demise. In February, police submitted a charge sheet against three of the accused, dropping the names of eight others. Later, a Dhaka court ordered the DMP CTTC unit to further investigate all the 11 accused in the case. May 6 last year, RAB filed the case against the 11 people with Ramna police station under the DSA.

A Dhaka court has allowed cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore to file a no-confidence petition against Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) report which found no evidence that he was picked up by some people and suffered physical and mental torture in May last year. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Emrul Kayesh on Wednesday granted Kishore’s petition and set February 23 for filing the no-confidence appeal, confirmed Additional Public Prosecutor Taposh Kumar Pal of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court. Read: No evidence of torture on cartoonist Kishore found: PBI Earlier on October 17, Investigation Officer of the case and superintendent of police of PBI Mohammad Mizanur Rahman submitted a report saying that there was no evidence of his abduction and torture on him. According to the PBI report, Kishore's allegations of torture against 16-17 unnamed people were not primarily proved. On March 20, a three-member medical board of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) submitted a report to the court saying that they did not find any sign of torture on Kishore's body. The medical board comprised Prof Sheikh Nurul Fattah Rumi of ENT, Prof Fakhrul Amin Khan of orthopaedics and Prof Mohammad Hafiz Sardar of medicine departments. Read: Court accepts charges against cartoonist Kishore, 6 others On March 10, Kishore filed a complaint before Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court against unnamed members of law enforcement agencies, alleging torture after being arrested in a case under the Digital Security Act. Later on March 14, Judge KM Emrul Kayesh directed the director of Dhaka Medical College Hospital to form a three-member committee. He also directed the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to investigate the case. Rab arrested Kishore from Lalmatia on May 5, 2020 on charges of spreading disinformation against the government on social media.

The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) did not find any evidence of torture on cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore. Additional Public Prosecutor Taposh Kumar Pal of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court said Investigating Officer of the case and superintendent of police of  PBI Mohammad Mizanur Rahman submitted a report in this regard on October 17. The court fixed November 24 for hearing on the probe report on Wednesday. According to the PIB report, Kishore's allegations of torture against 16-17 unnamed people were not primarily proved. On March 20, a three-member medical board of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) submitted a report to the court saying that they did not find any sign of torture on Kishore's body. Read:DSA case: Charges pressed against cartoonist Kishore, 6 others The members of the medical board were Prof Sheikh Nurul Fattah Rumi of ENT, Prof Fakhrul Amin Khan of the orthopedic and Prof Mohammad Hafiz Sardar of medicine departments. On March 10, Kishore filed a complaint in the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court against unnamed members of law enforcement agencies, alleging torture after being arrested in a case under the Digital Security Act. Later on March 14, Judge KM Emrul Kayesh directed the director of Dhaka Medical College Hospital to form a three-member committee. He also directed the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to investigate the case. In his complaint, Kishore said, he was picked up on May 2 last year by some 16-17 unidentified men. They searched his room without showing any arrest warrant and illegally took all his digital devices, including  a mobile phone set, computer CPU and portable hard disc drive, he alleged. He also said that he was tortured physically and mentally at an unknown place between May 2 and 4 last year. At one stage of the interrogation, one of the men slapped Kishore, leaving him unconscious for a while. Earlier on Sept 12, Dhaka Cyber Tribunal accepted the charges against seven people, including cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore in a case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA) Act on charges of spreading rumours and carrying out anti-government activities. Writer Mushtaq Ahmed’s name was dropped from the charge sheet as he died on February 25. The three others accused who were exonerated from the charges are-- US-based journalist Shahed Alam, Germany-based blogger Asif Mohiuddin, and Philip Schuhmacher. Read: Court asks PBI to investigate case over cartoonist Kishore’s torture in custody On June 13, police submitted a supplementary charge sheet against seven people, including cartoonist Kishore. Afsar Ahmed, Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit (CTTC) sub-inspector and also the investigative officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet to the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's court. In February, police submitted a charge sheet against three of the accused, dropping the names of eight others. Later, a Dhaka court ordered the DMP CTTC unit to further investigate all the 11 accused in the case. Rab personnel arrested writer Mushtaq Ahmed, also a businessman, and cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore from their respective homes in Kakrail and Lalmatia areas on May 5, 2020 on charges of spreading disinformation against the government on social media. On May 6 last year, RAB filed the case against the 11 people with Ramna police station on charges of spreading rumours and carrying out anti-government activities, under the DSA.

A tribunal on Sunday accepted the charges against seven people, including cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore in a case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA) Act on charges of spreading rumours and carrying out anti-government activities. Judge of the Dhaka Cyber Tribunal Ash-Shams Jaglul Hussein accepted the chargesheet in the case. Writer Mushtaq Ahmed’s name was dropped from the charge sheet  as he died on February 25. Read: DSA case: Charges pressed against cartoonist Kishore, 6 others The three others accused who were exonerated from the charges are-- US-based journalist Shahed Alam, Germany-based blogger Asif Mohiuddin, and Philip Schuhmacher. The tribunal also fixed September 30 for framing charges against them. Besides, the tribunal also issued arrest warrant against Shamiul Islam Khan alias Zulkarnain Saer Khan, Netra News Editor Tasneem Khalil, Ashik Imran and Swapan Wahid. On June 13, police  submitted a supplementary charge sheet against seven people, including cartoonist Kishore. Afsar Ahmed, Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit (CTTC) sub-inspector and also the investigative officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet to the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's court. The chargesheeted accused are---Shamiul Islam Khan alias Zulkarnain Saer Khan, cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore, Dildar Bhuiya, former managing director of BLE securities Minhaj Mannan Emon,  Netra News Editor Tasneem Khalil, Ashik Imran and Swapan Wahid. Read:Court asks PBI to investigate case over cartoonist Kishore’s torture in custody In February, police submitted a charge sheet against three of the accused, dropping the names of eight others. Later, a Dhaka court ordered the DMP CTTC unit to further investigate all the 11 accused in the case. On May 6 last year, RAB filed the case against the 11 people with Ramna police station on charges of spreading rumours and carrying out anti-government activities, under the DSA.

A Dhaka court on Sunday accepted a case filed by cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore over alleged torture on him in custody after his arrest under the Digital Security Act (DSA).

Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore on Wednesday filed a complaint with a Dhaka court over alleged torture on him in custody after his arrest under the Digital Security Act (DSA).

The Editors' Council on Saturday demanded an immediate review of the Digital Security Act (DSA) in line with the law minister's statement.

‘A dreadful force’ is working with the government from behind the scene to silence those who are opposing the government, alleged BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday.

Cartoonist Kabir Kishore was released from Kashimpur Central Jail on Thursday, a day after the High Court granted six-month bail to him in a case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA).

The High Court on Wednesday granted a six-month bail to cartoonist Kabir Kishore in a case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA) for ‘anti-government posts’ on Facebook.