A trial court on Monday convicted a person and sentenced him to seven years in jail on a charge of distorting photos of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh and uploading those on social media.
Judge of Rajshahi Cyber Tribunal Ziaur Rahman found the convict, identified as Aktar Hossain, 45, guilty of the charge and pronounced the verdict in his presence in the court.
The tribunal also fined Tk 1 lakh, in default, to suffer three months more behind the bar.
Public Prosecutor of the tribunal Ismat Ara told the journalists that Aktar Hossain had posted the two objectionable photos on his Facebook on September 2, 2015.
Being aggrieved with the matter Mukhlesur Rahman, a resident of Shingra in Natore, had lodged a case as its plaintiff subsequently.
After examining recorded depositions of five prosecution witnesses and other relevant evidence, the tribunal handed over the verdict.
