DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday sent Ekushey Television (ETV) Chairman Abdus Salam to jail on Tuesday afternoon hours after his detention in a case filed under Pornography Control Act.

Metropolitan Magistrate Meher Nigar Suchana passed the order on Tuesday, in response of, seven-day remand sought by Cantonment Thana police.

The hearing in the case will be held on Thursday (January 8). 

Detective Branch (DB) of police detained Abdus Salam from his Karwan Bazar office in the city early Tuesday.

Officer-in-Charge of Cantonment Thana Atikur Rahman said the case was filed by a woman named Kaniz Fatema on November 26 in 2014.

The case was filed after ETV broadcasted an episode of ‘Ekusher Chokh’ about wife of an expatriate.

The ETV chairman was shown arrested in the case and the Detective Branch of police is looking into the case, the OC said.

BDST: 1726 HRS, JAN 06, 2015

** ETV chairman shown arrested