A court here on Sunday issued a warrant for the arrest of Barrister Mainul Hosein in a defamation case filed for hurling abusive words at journalist Masuda Bhatti in a television talk show.
Judge Solaiman Kabir of Jamalpur Cognigance Court issued the warrant after hearing on the case.Earlier in the day, Farzana Yeasmin Lita, convener of Jamalpur district unit Jubo Mohila League, filed a Tk 20,000 crore defamation case against Mainul.
According to the case statement, Mainul who was connected to a talk show programme through a videoconference aired on a private TV channel, Ekattor TV, hosted by Mithila Farzana, made an ‘offensive comment’ against Masuda Bhatti on October 16. He tarnished the image of Masuda Bhatti, the statement says.
source: UNB
