BSF, indian killing force forcefully taken renowned photo journalist Shahidul Alam from Bangladesh side of the border to india and detained him for trumped up trespassing charges. Indian authority detained him until late night before releasing him.
But knowing it all well that BSF had forcefully detained Shahidul Alam, Indian Awami stooges used BDR to file another deceptive trespassing charge against him.
Instead of protesting despicable and unlawful indian act against Bangladeshi citizen, Indian stooge, Awami league govt is harassing its own citizen.
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Shahidul Alam released 6 hours after detention by BSF
Staff Correspondent
Internationally renowned Bangladeshi photojournalist Dr Shahidul Alam who was detained by the Indian border guards Tuesday afternoon when he was taking photographs in Bangladesh’s Roumari frontiers in Kurigram was released after six hours’ detention.
The commanding officer of the 6 Rifles Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Mizan, told New Age at 11:30pm over telephone that his troops had just received Shahidul from the Indian border guards. Shahidul, however, could not be reached on his mobile till 11:35 although his phone was ringing.
Earlier in the evening, an official of the Indian high commission in Dhaka earlier confirmed the news of Shahidul’s detention.
The Bangladesh Rifles director general, Major General Mainul Islam, however, told New Age his office was not aware of any such incident in the border with India. ‘I am not aware of the incident.’
The New Age correspondent in Kurigram said the internationally renowned photographer along with two of his colleagues went there to take photographs.
‘As he was taking photographs within the Bangladesh territory, the Indian border guards of the 21 IPP at Shahpara on the other side called him at about 5:30pm and he went to them,’ said the correspondent. The Indian border guards then detained him at Shahpara.
Shahidul Alam studied and taught chemistry in London University before taking up photography.
He returned to his hometown Dhaka in 1984 where he photographed the democratic struggle to remove General Ershad.
Shahidul, the founder of the Drik Picture Library, Bangladesh Photographic Institute and Pathshala, the South Asian Institute of Photography, initiated the now famous international photography contest, Chobi Mela, in Bangladesh.
He is credited with a number of international awards including Mother Jones, Howard Chapnick and Andrea Frank awards in photography, judgeship in world-class competitions including World Press Photo and teaching in several universities home and abroad.
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Photographer sued for alleged intrusion into Indian territories, court grants bail Shahidul Alam
UNB, Kurigram
A court here yesterday granted bail to renowned Bangladeshi photojournalist Dr Shahidul Alam in a case filed against him by BDR troops on charge of intruding into Indian territories during his photographic work.
Bangladesh Rifles Roumari company commander Daud Ali filed the case against him with Roumari Police Station in the morning following the allegation from the Indian Border Security Force (BSF).
Earlier on Tuesday evening, BSF troops detained him when he was taking photographs in Natunbandar area along Bangladesh's Roumari frontier.
Later, BSF Mainkarchar company commander inspector Meheta handed him over to Roumari BDR authorities at about 11:30pm.
Shahidul was produced before Kurigram Chief Judicial Magistrate court at about 2:30pm today. Magistrate Abdul Matin granted him bail following a bail petition filed by him.
Border sources said Shahidul, along with two other journalists and a local, went to Roumari border in the district Tuesday to work on one of his National Geographic projects based on river Brahmaputra.
"The BSF guards on duty had first asked Alam to go across the frontline and then detained him at Naunbandar on their side of the border at about 6:30pm," said his organization, Drik.
Dr Shahidul Alam is the founder of Drik and Chief Editor of DrikNEWS- an international news photo agency.
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