In Jhenidah district, Khaleda Khanom, general secretary of Jhenidah district Mohila Awami League filed a Tk 500 crore defamation case and Advocate Salma Yeasmin, assistant public prosecutor and also general secretary of Jhenidah district Jubo Mohila League filed a Tk 20 crore defamation case with the court of senior judicial magistrate court-1 judge Mizanur Rahman.
According to the case statement, Mainul was connected via video link to a live talk show programme hosted by Mithila Farzana on private channel Ekattor TV, where Masuda Bhatti was a studio guest on October 16. He tarnished the image of Masuda Bhatti, the statement says.
In Netrakona district, a court issued an arrest warrant soon after a case was filed against him on Thursday over the same allegation.
Kamrunnesa Ashraf Dina, president of Netrakona District Unit Mahila League, filed the case in the first cognizance court under articles 500 and 501 of Digital Security Act on Thursday noon.
Later, Shariful Haque, senior judicial magistrate of the distric,t issued the arrest warrant, confirmed the plaintiff’s lawyer Mamowarul Haque.