Earlier, the court had directed Amir Hamza to appear on April 21 in connection with the case. However, his absence on the scheduled date led the court to issue an arrest warrant. Assistant Public Prosecutor Nasir Uddin told Prothom Alo that summons were issued on April 2, directing the MP to appear in court. “Since […]
Minister files Tk 1b defamation suit against rival candidate
YouTuber Ashraful Hossein aka Hero Alom has filed a defamation suit of Taka 500 million against BNP Senior Joint General Secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. He has accused Rizvi of making objectionable remarks. He filed the case by appearing before the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court (CMM).
The case pertains to remarks made by Rahul Gandhi using the surname ‘Modi’ while addressing a campaign event ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. At a rally in Kolar, Karnataka in April 2019, Rahul took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying “How can all thieves be surnamed Modi?” As per a Supreme […]
Dominion CEO John Poulos told reporters outside court that Fox “admitted to lying about Dominion that caused enormous damage to my company, our employees and our customers. Nothing can compensate for that.” The proceedings, hailed by The New York Times as “the defamation trial of the century”, were meant to test the limits of free […]
Further criticizing Rahul Gandhi for his “arrogance”, the BJP leader alleged that he was not ready to apologize to the trial court for his remarks. “The lower court had given him (Rahul Gandhi) an opportunity to apologise, but he refused saying he is Rahul and will not apologise. Rahul and responsibility can never go together. […]
Popular Dhallywood actor Shakib Khan has filed a case against filmmaker Rehmat Ullah for defamation and extortion. Shakib Khan filed a complaint in the court of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM), Dhaka on Thursday. The court recorded Shakib’s statement. Later, taking cognizance of the matter, the court had ordered summons to be issued against the […]
Nora Fatehi stated that she is pained by the derogatory remarks made by Jacqueline Fernandez, which were carried forward and circulated by other accused (media organizations) who were all working in connivance with each other and to ensure Jacqueline Fernandez had a plot. The financial, social and personal degradation of the plaintiff (Fatehi) was designed […]
