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Court dismisses defamation case against Tarique Rahman
Court decision
A Patuakhali court dismissed a defamation case against BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman after 8 years.
Patuakhali’s Kalapara Upazila Senior Judicial Magistrate Court Judge Ashish Roy dismissed thecase on Monday noon. Defendant’s lawyer Advocate Khandaker Nasir and court bench assistant Md Qayyum confirmed the development to the media.
Qayyum said, on January 15 of 2015, the former Deputy Commander of Kalapara Muktijoddha Sangsad Habibullah Rana filed the defamation case of TK 20 crore in the Kalapara Senior Judicial Magistrate Court as the complainant. Due to the long absence of the complainant, the court dismissed the case under section 247 of the CrPC.
According to the case, it is mentioned that on December 15, 2015, in a discussion meeting organized by UK BNP, Tarique Rahman said that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman came to Bangladesh on January 10 of 1972 with Pakistani passport.
It said Tarique undermined the reputation of Bangladesh and the freedom fighters of Bangladesh, including Sheik Mujib. The complainant mentioned in his case that there has been a loss of value of TK 20 crore. Later, the court issued arrest warrant against Tarique Rahman. - Special Correspondent