Barguna, July 3 (UNB)- A Tk 10 crore defamation case was filed with a court here on Wednesday against the publisher and Editor of Daily Prothom Alo Matiur Rahman for publishing false and baseless news.
Advocate Dhirendra Devnath Shambhu, MP elect from Barguna-1, filed the case with the Joint District Judge Court. Judge Masum Billah accepted the case at 2pm.
According to the case statement, the daily published a report on September 27, 2018 distorting the image of the plaintiff. The report was titled as “Taka chhara nore na Shambhu” (Shamvu doesn’t move without money).
The plaintiff claimed that the story was false, fabricated and baseless which defamed him. He sought Tk 10 crore as compensation.
However, the MP said ‘’I have filed the case to prevent Yellow Journalism’’.