A Cox's Bazar court framed charges against an employee of Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) in a defamation case of Tk 100 crore filed by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).

The court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Tamanna Farah in Cox's Bazar passed the order in presence of the accused, our staff correspondent reports quoting BGB's lawyer Md Sazzadul Karim.

The accused's lawyer, Abdul Shukkhur, said, "We have submitted a petition to the court for acquittal of the BLAST employee, but it rejected the plea."

Earlier on March 11, the court granted bail to the accused and set today (March 15) to frame charges against her.

BGB, on November 10, filed a defamation case for "premeditated propagation of false allegations such as that of gang-raping" against some BGB personnel.

The BLAST employee is the lone accused in the case.

Plaintiff Nayeb Subedar Mohammad Ali Molla -- in-charge of Damdamia check-post of BGB Battalion-2 on Cox's Bazar-Teknaf highway -- in the case statement, said that the woman's "false allegation" has severely tarnished the BGB's image as a force.

In a press statement released on October 13, 2020, BLAST demanded justice for its employee, saying that she was a victim of sexual violence at a checkpoint on the Teknaf-Cox's Bazar road. It also demanded that the government ensure her safety.

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