Earlier on Thursday, Dhaka’s Cyber Tribunal had sentenced Adilur Rahman Khan to two years imprisonment under Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act. Naseeruddin was also sentenced to two years in jail under the same Act.
A total of 72 human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, issued a statement calling on Bangladesh to unconditionally release Adilur and ASM Nasiruddin on the same day.