The authorities of Bengali daily Inqilab regretted for publishing a report on Indian forces participation in the joint forces’ operation in Satkhira.
In its online version on Saturday, the newspaper published a notice in this regard entitled "We are sorry".
The newspaper regretted for publishing the report after detectives sealed off the press of the daily, arrested its three journalists and sent them to jail following a case over the matter.
“We are sorry for publishing the report titled ‘Indian forces cooperation in the joint forces’ operation in Satkhira’ published on the first page of the daily Inqilab on January 16 (Thursday” said the notice.
Quoting the editor of the daily, it adds: “The newspaper should be more careful in publishing such types of sensitive news so that such kinds of repetition do not take place.”
In the notice, the authorities also requested to the readers not to make any statement which goes against religion, state and abstain from any kind of provocation as the newspaper is always respectful to constitution and public opinion.
In a raid in the Inqilab office, detectives on Thursday arrested Ahmmed Atiq, chief reporter of Inqilab, Rabiulla Ulla Robi, a news editor and Rafiq Mohammad, its deputy chief reporter.
A case was filed against publisher, editor, chief news editor and a reporter under the Information and Communication Technology Act 2006 with Wari police station.
Reporter Atiq was arrested for the making of the news that claims the presence of Indian army personnel in Bangladesh territory while Robi and Rafiq for helping in the making, said police.