The High Court has summoned Naogaon Public Prosecutor Abu Zaid Md Rafiqul Islam for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Senior Judicial Magistrate Tariqul Islam.
The High Court bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debashish Roy Chowdhury passed the order on Wednesday along with a contempt of court rule, taking suo moto notice of the issue.
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PP Rafiqul Islam has been asked to appear before the court on January 6 to explain his actions, according to Deputy Attorney General Tanim Khan.
Earlier in December, Senior Judicial Magistrate Tariqul Islam submitted an application to the Registrar General in this regard, which was signed by seven magistrates.
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Later, when the petition was brought to the attention of the Chief Justice, he directed that the contempt of court case be sent to the relevant bench for further action.