Bangladesh authorities detain sister of exiled journalist Kanak Sarwar
October 10, 2021
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the sister of journalist Kanak Sarwar early on Tuesday on charge of spreading anti-state propaganda using digital platforms.
A team of Rab-1 members arrested Nusrat Shahrin Raka from Uttara, according to a Rab press release issued yesterday.
Nusrat revealed during primary interrogation that she was an active member of an anti-state propaganda and conspiracy ring, the press release added.
She was involved in destroying peace and order of the country by spreading false, defamatory and provocative information on the state and about important personalities through social media, according to the Rab press release.
