The Police on Tuesday produced Prothom Alo senior reporter Rozina Islam before the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court seeking a five-day remand in a case filed under Official Secrets Act.
Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jashim is likely to hear the remand prayer in presence of Rozina.
Rozina Islam was earlier taken to the court from Shahbagh police station at around 8.00am on Tuesday. Later at about 8.30am, she was produced before the court.
Police arrested Rozina Islam on Monday in a case filed with Shahbagh police station by the health ministry after confining her at the ministry for five hours.
Md Shibbir Ahmed Osmani, deputy secretary at the Health Services Division of the ministry filed the case as a petitioner accusing Rozina of collecting "sensitive government documents" and "taking photos of them ".
Dhaka Metropolitan Police additional deputy commissioner for Ramna zone Harun Ur Rashid told media that the case was filed under sections 379 and 411 of the penal code and the official secrets act.
Maidul Islam Pradhan, senior information officer at the ministry, claimed that Rozina had entered the office of the health services division secretary’s private secretary between 3:00pm and 3:30pm without permission.
Ministry staff including the private secretary, an additional secretary and a constable of police found photos of sensitive documents on Rozina’s phone, he added.
Rozina was kept confined at the ministry until she was handed over to the police at 9:45pm on Monday.
Rozina rejected all allegations brought against her by the officials and said she was harassed inside the ministry.
Health Secretary Lokman Hossain refused to speak to media about the incident that drew heavy condemnation from journalists.
