Mocking freedom fighter quota: Man arrested for Facebook post
UNB
Publish: 20 Jun 2024, 07:56 PM
Dinajpur,
June 20 (UNB)---A 43-year-old man named Jahangir Alam has been arrested over a
Facebook post "mocking" the quota system for freedom fighters in
government jobs.
Jahangir, son of Md
Mokhlesur Rahman from CP Road in the Dharanda area of Hakimpur upazila, was
taken into custody following a case filed by Freedom Fighter Liakat Ali, the
former commander of Upazila Muktijoddha Sangsad. The case was registered under
the Cyber Security Act on Wednesday noon.
Md Dulal Hossain,
officer in charge (OC) of Hakimpur police station, confirmed the arrest and
stated that Jahangir was apprehended from his home in the afternoon.
The arrestee will be
sent to jail through Dinajpur court today, added the OC.
The Facebook post, made
by Jahangir on June 17, suggested that "30 percent of the meat of
sacrificial animals should be allotted to the grandchildren of freedom
fighters." This post quickly went viral, sparking outrage among the family
members of freedom fighters.
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