Acting editor of Amar Desh newspaper, Mahmudur Rahman, has demanded arrest warrant against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. “Sheikh Hasina took away the people's freedom of speech and is directly implicated in the recent massacres,” he said during a meeting with journalists at the Kushtia Press Club today. He called for bringing her back to the country to face trial. Mahmudur emphasized, “Although fascism has been defeated, Indian dominance persists. We must rally around a Bengali Muslim identity. Sheikh Hasina's political downfall will come from our own culture, leading to the end of Indian hegemony.” Earlier in the day, he filed a case against 66 individuals, including Sheikh Hasina and ex-IGP Mohammad Javed Patwary, for an attack on him at a court premises in Kushtia about six years ago. Hasina, 65 others sued over attack on Mahmudur Rahman in Kushtia In response to a question, Mahmudur said, “Now that the rights of Bangladeshis, freedom of speech, and the dignity of the court have been restored, I could file this case.” He also demanded exemplary punishment for those involved in the incident. A total of 46 people including leaders and activists of Awami League, Chhatra League, Jubo League and Swechhasebak League were named in the case along with 15 to 20 unnamed. According to the case statement, Mahmudur Rahman came under attack by the accused when he was coming out of the Kushtia court after securing bail in a defamation case on July 22, 2018. Later, he returned to Dhaka by an ambulance. Ex-MP Mohibur Rahman Manik lands in jail In 2018, then Kushtia Chhatra League president Yeasir Arafat Tushar filed a case against Mahmudur Rahman, bringing allegation of making derogatory remarks about Tulip Siddiq, granddaughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and niece of Sheikh Hasina. Mahmudur Rahman also went to the home of BUET student Abrar Fahad, who was brutally murdered by a group of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders and activists inside the Sher-e-Bangla Hall of the university.  

Acting editor of Amar Desh Mahmudur Rahman on Thursday filed a case against 66 people including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, ex-IGP Mohammad Javed Patwary on charge of attacking him on a court premises in Kushtia around six years back. Kushtia Model Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge Mahfuzur Haque Chowdhury said 46 people including leaders and activists of Awami League, Chhatra League, Jubo League and Swechhasebak League were named in the case and 15 to 20 were unnamed. Replying to a question, Mahmudur Rahman, who filed the case in person, said he demanded justice. Read: AL's Abul Hasanat Abdullah among 14 sued in murder case in Barishal According to the case statement, Mahmudur Rahman came under attack by the accused when he was coming out of the Kushtia court after securing bail in a defamation case on July 22, 2018. Later, he returned to Dhaka by an ambulance. In 2018, then district unit of Chhatra League president Yeasir Arafat Tushar filed a case against Mahmdur Rahman bringing allegation of making derogatory remarks about Tulip Siddiq, granddaughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and niece of Sheikh Hasina.

Acting Editor of the Amar Desh Mahmudur Rahman was granted bail by a Dhaka court in a case related to the alleged conspiracy to abduct and kill former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge As-Shams Jaglul Hossain issued the bail order on Thursday. Earlier, on September 29, Mahmudur Rahman was sent to jail by a different court in the same case. On that day, he was produced before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka and he surrendered at around 10:30 am. Sagar-Runi murder: Court approves appointing 9 lawyers to assist public prosecutor During his appearance, Mahmudur Rahman also sought bail. But Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque rejected his bail plea and ordered his detention after a hearing. The case dates back to 2011 when, according to the allegations, senior BNP leaders and its cultural wing, Jatiyatabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha (JASAS), along with other political figures, conspired to kidnap and murder Sajeeb Wazed Joy in the United States. The charges also included that the accused met at various locations, including the JASAS office in Paltan, Dhaka, New York, the United Kingdom and other places in Bangladesh.