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Police arrested a man from Aminbazar of Savar on charges of harassing women by making objectionable gestures and derogatory remarks on social media. The arrestee is Md. Khalid Mahmud, also known as Hridoy Khan. A Facebook page recently posted videos showing Khalid Mahmud dressed as a mentally unstable person while making derogatory comments about women who do not wear hijabs, according to a media release sent from Dhaka district police on Monday. He threatened that women who do not wear hijabs would face sexual violence and made other offensive remarks targeting young girls. Minor girl raped in Habiganj; 2 teen boys detained One of the viral videos reportedly features two Hindu girls, whom he specifically targeted with offensive remarks, attempting to create tensions between Hindu and Muslim communities. His statements spread misogynistic and divisive messages, influencing negative perceptions of women in society.

A case has been filed against Nurul Haque Nur, former Ducsu VP and leader of Bangladesh Gono Odhikar Parishad, for making ‘derogatory comment’ about Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury Nowfel. Read: Ducsu VP Nur files complaint against 37 Advocate Shahriar Yeasin Arafat Tanim, a former Chhatra League leader of Chittagong University, filed the case under the Digital Security Act (DSA) with Chattogram Cyber Tribunal on Tuesday, said Advocate Ibrahim Hossain Chowdhury. Chattogram Cyber Tribunal Judge Zahirul Kabir took the case into cognisance and asked the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further investigation. Read: Ex-Ducsu VP Nur, Reza Kibria float new political party According to the case statement, Nurul  made indecent comment about the deputy minister at a programme of Chhatra Jubo Odhikar Parishad in Dhaka on June 1. He also made derogatory remarks about Chhatra League while in a Facebook live.    

Another case has been filed against former State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murad Hassan and Youtuber Muhammad Mohiuddin Helal Nahid in a Pabna court for derogatory comments about BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and his family members on social media. Advocate Arshed Alam, president of the Pabna District Nationalist Lawyers Forum, filed the case before the Pabna Chief Judicial Magistrate cognizance court on Wednesday morning. Read: More trouble brewing for Murad, another case filed According to the case statement Murad made derogatory remarks on a social media interview on December 1 about Zia family. Arshed said that all the members of the Pabna Nationalist Lawyers Forum were hurt and thus filed this defamation suit. Read: Court rejects plea to file case against Murad in Gaibandha Murad  was made the first accused and presented Helal Nahid the second in this case. Arshed said, Murad  made indedent remarks about Barrister Zaima Rahman. It's not just disgracing Zaima, this is disgraceful for all women.”

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday barred Eunus Ali Akond from practicing law in its two divisions for  the next three months  as he was convicted of contempt of court after posting derogatory comments about the judiciary on his Facebook.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Tuesday arrested a young man from Noyamati Muslim Para in Fatulla upazila for making derogatory remarks against the government and Prime Minister on social networking site Facebook.

Two cases were filed against Baul singer Rita Dewan for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through making derogatory comments on Allah in a music programme.