<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Prothom Alo reporter Shamsuzzaman Shams was taken to the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court today, in connection with a case filed against him under Digital Security Act.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A team of police took him to the court around 10:10 am.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Criminal Investigation Department (CID) men in plainclothes picked up Shams from his residence in Ambagan area, adjacent to Jahangirnagar University, around 4:30 am on Wednesday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The same day, a Jubo League leader filed a case under the Digital Security Act against Shams, accusing him of publishing a "false and fabricated report" in the daily Prothom Alo.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said that members of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested the Prothom Alo reporter in a case.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, opposition party BNP has denounced Shams' arrest, saying it is a "dreadful incident".</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rights body Manabadhikar Shongskriti Foundation also condemned the arrest of the Prothom Alo journalist.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides, editor of the leading daily Prothom Alo, Matiur Rahman, has been sued alongside other staff members under the Digital Security Act. Prothom Alo reported the development at 3:19 am today on its website. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>