Prothom Alo correspondent Samsuzzaman Shams arrested

Shams seeks fresh bail in DSA case

"We filed a bail petition with the court. It can be learned after 12:00pm when the hearing on it will be held," Prashanta Kumar Karmoker, a lawyer for Shams, told The Daily Star this morning

Shams sent to jail 35hrs after being picked up

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.

Persecution of journalists: Condemnation isn’t enough

It is our moral duty to condemn the arrest of Samsuzzaman Shams and demand his immediate release.