Two journalists were sent to jail in a case filed under the Digital Security Act on Thursday afternoon.
Barguna Judicial Magistrate Court sent them to jail, said officer-in-charge of Sadar police station Abir Hossain.
The accused were Sumon Shikdar, local correspondent of Bangla Tribune and Mir Kamal, local correspondent of Banglanews24.com.
A woman, Lamia, filed the case with Sadar police station on Wednesday accusing them of spreading rumours about her and her mother on Youtube.