Court Correspondent :
A Dhaka court yesterday (Tuesday) issued arrest warrant against BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman and Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a defamation case filed for making “derogatory” remarks against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Magistrate Anwar Sadat of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka passed the warrant order after hearing on petition filed by complainant AB Siddique, President of pro-Awami League organization, Bangladesh Jono Netri Parishad.
Earlier, a report was submitted by the Officer-in-Charge of the case. On September 8, 2014, AB Siddique lodged the case with the CMM Court. Magistrate Md Erfanullah ordered the Officer-in-Charge of the case to investigate the allegations and submit the inquiry report by October 20.
The complainant alleged that at a discussion on September 2, 2014
Tarique, who has been staying in London since 2008, claimed Ziaur Rahman as the country’s first President.
Besides, the complainant also alleged that on September 5 of the same year BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam said Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ended his March 7, 1971 speech saying ‘Joy Pakistan’ and he didn’t make any announcement for independence of the country, and that was published in different national dailies on the following day.
“Both, Tarique and Fakhrul have distorted the history and tarnished the image of Bangabandhu by making the comments,” the complainant further said in his complaint.
A Dhaka court yesterday (Tuesday) issued arrest warrant against BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman and Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a defamation case filed for making “derogatory” remarks against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Magistrate Anwar Sadat of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka passed the warrant order after hearing on petition filed by complainant AB Siddique, President of pro-Awami League organization, Bangladesh Jono Netri Parishad.
Earlier, a report was submitted by the Officer-in-Charge of the case. On September 8, 2014, AB Siddique lodged the case with the CMM Court. Magistrate Md Erfanullah ordered the Officer-in-Charge of the case to investigate the allegations and submit the inquiry report by October 20.
The complainant alleged that at a discussion on September 2, 2014
Tarique, who has been staying in London since 2008, claimed Ziaur Rahman as the country’s first President.
Besides, the complainant also alleged that on September 5 of the same year BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam said Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ended his March 7, 1971 speech saying ‘Joy Pakistan’ and he didn’t make any announcement for independence of the country, and that was published in different national dailies on the following day.
“Both, Tarique and Fakhrul have distorted the history and tarnished the image of Bangabandhu by making the comments,” the complainant further said in his complaint.
