Court Correspondent :
Former State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Md Murad Hassan’s wife filed a general diary, accusing him of mentally and physically assaulting her.
Dr Zahanara Ehsan lodged the GD with Dhanmondi Police Station on Thursday, officer in-charge Ikram Ali Mia confirmed the media.
In the GD, she alleged that he assaulted her and their children physically and mentally, and used indecent languages towards them, in recent times.
Yesterday he scolded her and their children and attempted to beat them, and he went out of home after she had dialed 999 for making complaint to police.
She said, she does not feel secured, and fears harm by him any time.
Earlier on December 7 last year, Dr Murad resigned his post as the State Minister for Information and Broadcasting, showing personal reasons.
The decision came after Prime Minister ordered him to step down from the Cabinet.
He faced huge criticisms following his disrespectful comments about BNP Chief Khaleda Zia’s grandaughter Zaima Rahman in an interview.
Amid this, an audio clip of a phone conversation of him with film actor Mamnun Hasan Emon and actress Mahiya Mahi went viral on social media.
In which, he was heard using vulgar language to Mahi and threatening her to take a five-star hotel to rape, prompting a huge reaction among the people of country.
