Dhaka, April 1 -- Prothom Alo reporter Samsuzzaman Shams has been sent back to Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj from Kashimpur prison in Gazipur.

The higher authorities ordered the transfer, Senior Superintendent of Kashimpur Central Jail-1 Shahjahan Ahmed said on Saturday.

Shams was taken to Dhaka Central Jail after his arrest in a case under the Digital Security Act following the publication of a controversial report on Independence Day. He was transferred to Kashimpur prison on Friday.

"He [Shams] spent the night as a prisoner at a general cell of Kashimpur Central Jail-1. He has been sent back to Keraniganj following instruction from the higher authorities," Shahjahan said.

Shams was detained from his home in Savar early on Wednes...