The government is not taking OHCHR recommendations about the law into account.

Prothom Alo reporter Samsuzzaman Shams is likely to be released soon as the bail order in a case filed against him reached Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj this afternoon.

Prothom Alo reporter Samsuzzaman Shams was granted bail until submission of police report in a DSA case

We toy with the idea of change, but seek accommodation with the status quo.

Karimon Nesa, mother of Prothom Alo reporter Samsuzzaman Shams, came all the way to Dhamrai from her Manikganj home to attend a human chain demanding the release of her son and scrapping of the controversial Digital Security Act.

Nearly 35 hours after he was picked up from home, Prothom Alo reporter Samsuzzaman Shams was yesterday produced before a Dhaka court that sent him to jail in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.

Yet another proof that the DSA has become a tool to suppress criticism and free thinking. 

A Dhaka court today sent Prothom Alo reporter Samsuzzaman Shams to jail after denying his bail in a DSA case