Man held for making derogatory remarks about PM on Facebook

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Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a man from Balirhat in Chattogram early Wednesday on charges of posting 'derogatory remarks' about prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Facebook.

The arrestee was Tofazzal Hossain Helal, 40, son of Md Nasir of the area.

Tipped off, a team of RAB-7 conducted a drive at Helal's residence and arrested him around 5:00am, said Mehedi Hasan, commanding officer of RAB-7 in Chandgaon.

A case will be filed with Chandgaon police station in this connection, the RAB official added.