A Bangladesh university lecturer has been charged under controversial digital security laws for allegedly mocking an ex-health minister who died of coronavirus, the latest in a string of arrests over social media posts about the epidcemic, AFP reported.

The detention of Sirajum Munira, 28, came after former health minister Mohammad Nasim died of the virus.

“She posted a derogatory comment on the death of Mohammad Nasim. She mocked a dead person,” local police chief Rabiul Islam told AFP. “It went viral and created negative reactions and undermined the image of the country.”

Munira, a lecturer at northern Begum Rokeya University, later apologised and deleted her comments after posting them on Facebook.