The High Court yesterday deferred till today the hearing on the bail petition of internationally-acclaimed photographer Shahidul Alam in connection with a case filed against him under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act.

The High Court defers the hearing on a petition filed by internationally-acclaimed photographer Shahidul Alam seeking bail in a case lodged against him under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act.

Barrister Jyotimoy Barua, a lawyer for internationally-acclaimed photographer Shahidul Alam, yesterday said he will request the HC to hear Shahidul's bail petition today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ICT Affairs Adviser and son Sajeeb Wazed Joy calls “appropriate” photographer Shahidul Alam’s arrest saying he spread rumours instigating violence during the last month’s student protests demanding road safety.

Internationally-acclaimed photographer Shahidul Alam on Tuesday filed a bail petition with the High Court in a case against him under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act.

Various installations and art were seen throughout the valleys of Kathmandu as artists made themselves vocal about the release of jailed Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam.

British MP Tulip Siddiq, a niece of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has called upon her aunt to release arrested photojournalist Shahidul Alam, according to the British newspaper The Times.

Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has extended his support to eminent photographer Shahidul Alam, who was picked up by law enforcers on August 5.

Ten Nobel laureates and 13 eminent personalities from across the world have urged immediate and unconditional release of acclaimed photographer Shahidul Alam and the students arrested after the recent street protests in Bangladesh.

A Dhaka court yesterday sent noted photographer Shahidul Alam to jail after police produced him before it in a case filed for spreading propaganda and false information against the government.

The government files a petition with the Supreme Court seeking stay on the High Court order that directed the authorities concerned to send detained photographer Shahidul Alam to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for his treatment.

Over 400 photographers, filmmakers and artists in India have demanded “immediate, unconditional and honourable” release of noted photographer Shahidul Alam from detention.

Who is this man whose arrest has sparked outrage and condemnation from global bodies and media, including Amnesty International, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), PEN International, SAMDEN (South Asia Media Defenders Network) and publications such as the Guardian, The Washington Post and many South Asian media?