Court denies Meghna Alam’s passport plea as device report deferred to Nov 11

As the investigation officer failed to submit the report on the scheduled date on Tuesday, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Arifur Rahman set a new date of Nov 11. Sub-Inspector Abul Bashar of the Prosecution Division confirmed that Meghna’s passport plea had been turned down. On Jul 29, Meghna filed an application with the court seeking the return of her passport, MacBook, mobile and laptop. That day, the court ordered an examination of her devices. On Tuesday, she appeared in court on the scheduled date, carrying a copy of the Quran in her hands. Her lawyer Mohsin Reza Palash pleaded for the return of her passport. He told the court, “Meghna is a leadership trainer. She frequently travels abroad to attend different...