A Dhaka tribunal today granted ad interim bail to Baul singer Rita Dewan in a case filed for "hurting religious sentiment" under the Digital Security Act.
Dhaka Cyber Tribunal Judge Mohammad Ash Sams Joglul Hossain granted bail to Rita till January 27 after she surrendered before the tribunal, seeking bail in the case, Shamim Al Mamun, bench assistant of the tribunal, told The Daily Star.
On December 2, the tribunal issued arrest warrants against Rita Dewan, Shahjahan and Md Iqbal Hossain, accepting the probe report of the case.
Rita Dewan was sued on February 2 by a lawyer named Advocate Imrul Hasan. The case was filed with the cyber tribunal in Dhaka.
Shahjahan and Md Iqbal had uploaded Rita's songs to their YouTube channels, according to the case documents.
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