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Bangladesh grants bail to top editor after outcry / 33CJ2RP
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Bangladesh's high court granted bail to Matiur Rahman, one of the country's most respected editors, after he was charged under a controversial digital law. Matiur Rahman, 78, the editor of the Bengali-language daily Prothom Alo, requested bail after a lawyer filed a case against him and a reporter last week under the Digital Security Act. The law has been criticised by the United Nations and human rights groups as a tool to crack down on dissent and harass journalists in retaliation for their work. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES