Court Correspondent :
A Dhaka court yesterday (Tuesday) granted bail to BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case filed on the charge of defaming Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Magistrate Ataul Haque of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka granted bail to Mirza Fakhrul after hearing on a petition moved by defence Advocate Joynul Abedin Mezbah.
Fakhrul was sued for his comments in a programme in September, 2014 where he said that Bangabandhu had uttered ‘Joy Pakistan’ at the end of his historic speech on March 7 in 1971. He also said that Bangabandhu did not declare the independence of Bangladesh.
Jananetri Parishad President AB Siddique filed the defamation case against Mirza Fakhrul on September 8 last year. The case was lodged with the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Hakim Erfan Ullah.
On January 20, this year, Dhaka’s Magistrate Anwar Sadat issued a warrant arrest Mirza Fakhrul.
