Bhola imam held for Facebook post

Police have arrested the imam of a mosque in Borhanuddin of Bhola for repeatedly posting anti-government contents on his Facebook. Md Bellal Hossain, 35, of Indra Narayanpur village under Shambhupur of Tojumuddin was picked up by the police from Tobogi area of Borhanuddin around Sunday noon. He is the imam of Paschim Ilisha Jame Mosque in Bhola Sadar. “Bellal has long been sharing anti-government posts on Facebook. On Saturday, he made derogatory comments on the photos of two lawmakers from Bhola,” OC Asim Sikder told the Dhaka Tribune. A case was filed against him under Section 57 of the ICT Act.