DHAKA, Nov 2, 2021 (BSS) - A special tribunal here today issued arrest 
warrant against journalist Kanak Sarwar and Major (retd) Delwar Hossain in a 
case lodged under Digital Security Act (DSA).

  Judge Ash Sams Jaglul Hossain of Bangladesh Cyber Tribunal passed the 
order, accepting the charge-sheet filed in the case. The court also set 
November 22 to submit report on executing the order, tribunal clerk Shamim Al 
Mamun told BSS.

   According to the case documents, Kanak Sarwar and Delwar Hossain are 
accused of spreading false, defamatory, instigating and motivated information 
through digital platforms against many important personalities and 
institutions of the country.

   The case was filed against them with Shahbagh Police Station last year and 
investigation officer sub-inspector Russel Mollah recently filed the charge-
sheet in the case. Today the court accepted the charge-sheet and issued 
arrest warrant against the two fugitive accused.