Photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol is greeted by his son Monorom Polok after coming out of Dhaka Central Jail on Friday, December 25, 2020 CollectedHis lawyer confirmed the matter through a Facebook postPhotojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol has been released from Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj. On December 17, the High Court granted Kajol bail in two cases filed under the Digital Security Act. On November 24, the same bench granted bail to Kajol in another case filed under the Digital Security Act. Kajol, who had previously worked as a photojournalist at national dailies such as Dainik Samakal and Banik Barta, is the editor of the fortnightly magazine Pokkhokal. Shown formally arrested in the cases, Kajol had been in jail since then.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 25, 2020 06:28 UTC