Court Correspondent :
Bashundhara Group’s East-West Property lodged a defamation case against seven persons including Jamuna Group Chairman Nurul Islam Babul on Monday demanding a compensation of Tk 11 billion for publishing a false and fake report in the Daily Jugantor.
Dhaka’s Joint District Judge Fazle Elahi Bhuiyan heard the complaint and directed the defendants to submit their written objection on March 30.
The other defendants are: Babul’s wife Salma Islam MP, his son Shamim Islam, the Daily Jugantor Executive Editor Saiful Islam, the Jamuna Printing and Publications, the Daily Jugantor, and the Jamuna Future Park.
Bashundhara Group Chairman and Managing Director (MD) Ahmed Akbar Sobhan filed the case. The case statement says that on February 9, Bashundhara Group filed a defamation case accusing the Jugantor owner Nurul Islam Babul, Editor Salma Islam and three others. Group’s Senior Deputy Managing Director Md Belayet Hossain filed the case with Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka.
The case record further says that on October 28 last year, the Daily Jugantor published a false and baseless report in the first page of the daily on grabbing of property by Bashundhara.’
Similarly, on October 29 last year, the daily printed another false and defaming report against the Bashundhara to gain their ill and irrational business interest, the case record said.
Bashundhara Group’s East-West Property lodged a defamation case against seven persons including Jamuna Group Chairman Nurul Islam Babul on Monday demanding a compensation of Tk 11 billion for publishing a false and fake report in the Daily Jugantor.
Dhaka’s Joint District Judge Fazle Elahi Bhuiyan heard the complaint and directed the defendants to submit their written objection on March 30.
The other defendants are: Babul’s wife Salma Islam MP, his son Shamim Islam, the Daily Jugantor Executive Editor Saiful Islam, the Jamuna Printing and Publications, the Daily Jugantor, and the Jamuna Future Park.
Bashundhara Group Chairman and Managing Director (MD) Ahmed Akbar Sobhan filed the case. The case statement says that on February 9, Bashundhara Group filed a defamation case accusing the Jugantor owner Nurul Islam Babul, Editor Salma Islam and three others. Group’s Senior Deputy Managing Director Md Belayet Hossain filed the case with Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka.
The case record further says that on October 28 last year, the Daily Jugantor published a false and baseless report in the first page of the daily on grabbing of property by Bashundhara.’
Similarly, on October 29 last year, the daily printed another false and defaming report against the Bashundhara to gain their ill and irrational business interest, the case record said.
