Arrest warrant against Mainul for 'abusive' remarks

Mainul Hosein
Mainul Hosein

A Jamalpur court on Sunday issued a warrant for the arrest of former adviser to a caretaker government 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 Cognisance Court issued the warrant after hearing on the case.

Earlier in the day, Farzana Yeasmin Lita, convener of Jamalpur district unit Juba Mohila League, filed a Tk 200 billion 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 16 October. He tarnished the image of Masuda Bhatti, the statement says.