Police arrested a young man at Beanibazar upazila in Sylhet on Sunday night allegedly for making derogatory comments on the prime minister and police on short-form video hosting platform TikTok, UNB reports.
The arrestee is Mohi Uddin Manna, 25, son of Manik Mia of village Muchegul of Baralekha Upazila in Moulvibazar. He used to live in a rented house in village Mallapur.
On Sunday night, police conducted a drive at Dakshin Bazar of Sylhet’s Beanibazar and arrested him from his tea shop, Police inspector (investigation) of Biyanibazar police station, Mehdi Hasan, said.
Manna made derogatory remarks and spread propaganda against the prime minister and police on his Tiktok ID over the recent price hike of fuel oil, added the officer.
Chhatra League leader Zahidul Haque Tahmid lodged a complaint under the Digital Security Act with Beanibazar police station as the plaintiff.
He will be produced before the court today.