Bangladesh jails teacher for 8 years over 'blasphemous' Facebook posts A schoolteacher has been sentenced to eight years in jail for 'hurting religious sentiments' with comments he made about Islam on social media five years ago. Chattogram's Cyber Tribunal Judge Md Zahirul Kabir delivered the verdict on Tuesday in the case under the Information and Communication Technology Act, 2006. The convict, Debabrata Das Debu, was an assistant teacher at the Chowmuhani High School in Noakhali's Hatia. He must also pay a fine of Tk 20,000 or risk facing an additional six-month jail term, the court ruled. Debabrata, who was in court for the judgment, was later sent to jail, said ... Continue reading... https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/202...r-for-8-years-over-blasphemous-facebook-posts Find in Internet Archives [google]Bangladesh jails teacher for 8 years over 'blasphemous' Facebook posts[/google]
