Bangladesh teen held for ‘offensive video’ mocking Hasina, Modi

Teenager arrested under harsh digital laws for making music video mocking PM Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart.

A teenager has been arrested under Bangladesh’s harsh internet laws for making a music video mocking Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, police said. Rabiul Islam, 19, was arrested on Wednesday in a northern town after a pro-government youth leader filed a complaint under the law, local police chief Abdullah al-Mamun said on Thursday. “He made an offensive music video using photos of Bangladeshi and Indian prime ministers and posted it on his Facebook timeline,” al-Mamun told AFP news agency.