[8][9] Sibbir Ahmed Osmani, Deputy Secretary of the Health Services Division, filed a case against her around midnight of April 17, 2021 with Shahbagh police station under the Official Secrets Act.
[2] Several news stories published by her previously have a claim to have exposed the alleged corruption of the Ministry of Health and others and have drawn attention to the alleged graft of millions of dollars that were spent on health equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Human rights groups have claimed that she was tortured for publishing news of corruption, and it has been widely reported in the media.
"[37] RSF, an international non-profit and non-governmental organization with the stated aim of safeguarding the right to freedom of information, called for the immediate release of Rozina Islam.
[40] Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ), and Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB), has condemned the arrest of Islam and urged for her release.
[41][42] Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh (NOAB), demanded unconditional release of Islam.
Bangladesh's health minister, Zahid Maleque, has denied all the allegations of torturing and 5-hour confinement of Islam.
[50][51][52]Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud said,[We should] judge the incident based on the truth, rather than [being] emotional.
A Dhaka court bench of metropolitan magistrate Mohammad Baki Billah granted her interim bail in the case filed by the health ministry under the Official Secrets Act, which would last till July 15, 2021.