Defamation case
Arrest warrant issued against Jugantor owner, editor, publisher
Court Correspondent
A court yesterday issued a warrant for arrest of the owner, editor and publisher of daily Jugantor in connection with a defamation case filed by Housing and Public Works Minister Mirza Abbas.The case accuses Jugantor owner Nurul Islam Babul, editor Golam Sarwar and publisher advocate Salma Islam of publishing defamatory news items on October 9 and 30. Mirza Abbas filed the case with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court, Dhaka. In his complaint, Abbas said a Jugantor news item on October 9 headlined "The housing and public works minister rebuked by PM" and another on October 30 titled "Extortion in the transport sector with connivance of a minister" damaged his reputation in the social and political arena. After hearing, the Metropolitan Magistrate Emdadul Haq took the case into cognizance and issued an arrest warrant against the accused and fixed December 2 for the next hearing.
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