The case filed against Prothom Alo Senior Correspondent Rozina Islam has been transferred to the Detective Branch (DB) of police on Wednesday.
Harunur Rashid, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Ramna zone) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police confirmed the matter.
Rozina Islam was handed over to police on Monday night after being confined at the Secretariat for over five hours.
She was arrested for allegedly attempting to illegally collect sensitive government documents and taking photos of them from the Secretariat on Monday.
An FIR was filed against Rozina under the Official Secrets Act and sections 379 and 411 of The Penal Code on a complaint filed by the Health Services Division at Shahbagh police station.
Later, a Dhaka court on Tuesday sent Rozina to jail after rejecting the police’s demand for a 5-day remand.
Rozina Islam was taken to Kashimpur Central Women’s Jail on Tuesday afternoon.
Meanwhile, The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has formed a three-member probe committee to look into the confinement and later hand over to the police of journalist Rozina Islam at the Secretariat on Monday.
Earlier in the day, Journalists formed a human chain in front of the Jatiya Press Club demanding unconditional release of journalist Rozina Islam and punishment of those involved in harassing her at the Secretariat.
Dhaka Reporters Unity, Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalist, Barishal Divisional Journalist Association, Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters Forum, Bangladesh Photo Journalists Association and other organizations joined the human chain around 11 am.
They also demanded withdrawal of false case filed against Rozina.
Besides, Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) held a protest rally in front of its office demanding the same.
