Rozina Islam, senior reporter of vernacular daily Prothom Alo arrested under Official Secrets Act, has been taken to the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court.
She was taken to the court at around 8:00am on Tuesday.
Shahbagh police station Officer-in-Charge Mamun-or Rashid said Rozina will be produced before the court later in the day.
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.
