Photographer sued for alleged intrusion into Indian territories, court grants bail

A court here yesterday granted bail to renowned Bangladeshi photojournalist Dr Shahidul Alam in a case filed against him by BDR troops on charge of intruding into Indian territories during his photographic work.
Bangladesh Rifles Roumari company commander Daud Ali filed the case against him with Roumari Police Station in the morning following the allegation from the Indian Border Security Force (BSF).
Earlier on Tuesday evening, BSF troops detained him when he was taking photographs in Natunbandar area along Bangladesh’s Roumari frontier.
Later, BSF Mainkarchar company commander inspector Meheta handed him over to Roumari BDR authorities at about 11:30pm.
Shahidul was produced before Kurigram Chief Judicial Magistrate court at about 2:30pm today. Magistrate Abdul Matin granted him bail following a bail petition filed by him.
Border sources said Shahidul, along with two other journalists and a local, went to Roumari border in the district Tuesday to work on one of his National Geographic projects based on river Brahmaputra.
“The BSF guards on duty had first asked Alam to go across the frontline and then detained him at Naunbandar on their side of the border at about 6:30pm,” said his organization, Drik.
Dr Shahidul Alam is the founder of Drik and Chief Editor of DrikNEWS- an international news photo agency.

Courtesy of The New Nation