Two prominent human rights activists who have tracked extrajudicial killings and disappearances in Bangladesh were sentenced on Thursday to two years in prison, raising alarm about a new escalation in quashing dissent.
The Dhaka Cyber Tribunal, a court in the capital city, found Adilur Rahman Khan and ASM Nasiruddin Elan guilty of spreading misinformation under the country’s information technology act. The law grants wide-ranging powers of arrest and prosecution when dealing with anything…
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