A Dhaka court yesterday sent the three detained journalists of the Bengali daily Inqilab to jail.
Metropolitan Magistrate Yunus Ali Khan also fixed Monday for hearing the remand and bail petitions of the arrestees.
He passed the order following a time plea filed by defence lawyer Syed Ahmed Gazi.
The arrested journalists are Ahmmed Atiq, chief reporter of Inqilab, Rabiulla Ulla Robi, a news editor, and Rafiq Mohammad, the deputy chief reporter.
They have been shown arrested in a case under the Information and Communication Technology Act 2006.
Firoz Ali, investigation officer of the case and Wari police station sub-inspector, sought five-day remand for Atiq.
Meanwhile, Defence lawyer Syed Ahmed Gazi appealed to the court to hear the petition on Monday as no power of attorney had been appointed yet.
The journalists were arrested in a drive on Thursday for publishing “fabricated news” mentioning the presence of Indian Army personnel within Bangladesh territory.