Buet student sent to jail over ‘hurting religious sentiment’

A Dhaka court yesterday sent Buet student Sreeshant Roy to jail in a case filed under the Cyber Security Ordinance for allegedly hurting religious sentiments on social media.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Ehsanul Islam passed the order after police produced him before the court.

Earlier in the day, Buet security officer Afgan Hossain filed the case against Sreeshant with Chawkbazar Police Station, accusing him of posting derogatory comments about women and religion on a social media platform, said SI Abdur Razzak, duty officer of the police station.

According to the case statement, Sreeshant posted the comments between June 8 and September 7.

Around 10:30pm on Tuesday, Afgan and some Buet students detained Sreeshant at Ahsan Ullah Hall after screenshots of his remarks went viral, sparking widespread outrage and protests on campus.

He was later handed over to Chawkbazar Police Station.

Following protests, Buet authorities suspended him from the university the same night.