Dhaka: Police in Bangladesh have arrested a businessman for editing together a photograph of the country`s female prime minister with that of a half-naked woman on his Facebook page, media reports said on Thursday.
Police raided Shariful Islam`s home at Maizdi, 150 kilometres south of Dhaka, and found the doctored pictures of the premier on his computer, AFP news agency quoted a local police chief Chowdhury Abul Kalam as saying.
Police asked him to open his Facebook page where face of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was pasted with that of a halfnaked woman.
According to police Sharifu lIslam, an owner of an advertising firm, also `doctored the pictures of the home minister and some other ministers
Police said the accused might face up to 10 years in jail if found guilty on defamation charges.
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