Ashraful Alom, popularly known as ‘Hero Alom’, filed a Tk 50 crore defamation case against BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi for making "derogatory remarks" about the YouTuber. He filed the case with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate on Monday (August 07, 2023). ‘Your leader studied up to class 8, I completed class 7’: Hero Alom on BNP leader Rizvi calling him ‘uneducated’ The court took the statement of the plaintiff and directed the Detective Branch of Police to investigate the allegations and submit a report, said Hero Alam's lawyer Abdullah Munsur Ripon. Earlier on Sunday (August 06, 2023), Hero Alam said he went to the DB office to lodge a complaint against the senior BNP leader but the DB chief advised him to file a case with the court. Hero Alom to sue Rizvi for his ‘defamatory remarks’ BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi reportedly called him "uneducated" while addressing a march recently, Hero Alom said. On Saturday (August 5, 2023), Hero Alom took to social media to condemn Rizvi’s comments on his “education.” The social media content creator said: “I do not want to speak against anyone. But this is very sad. I have seen the video of BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi calling me crazy. He has also questioned my educational qualifications.” Read: Hero Alam files GD over death threat “By calling me uneducated, you’re also calling yourself uneducated. Because, the leader of your party, BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaled Zia, completed education up to class 8. I have studied up to class 7,” Hero Alom added.

A Dhaka court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant against BNP’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and seven others in a case filed under the Special Powers Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Session Court judge KM Imrul Kayes issued the warrant taking the charge sheet against 33 BNP leaders into cognizance. The court set February 22 for submitting the report of action on the arrest warrant. In January, 2015, police filed the case with Badda police station for which the court was supposed to hear the charges today. None of the eight BNP leaders were present at the hearing.  

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi returned home on Tuesday, three days after he underwent a coronary angioplasty at a city hospital.

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday underwent a successful coronary angioplasty at a city hospital.

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi was hospitalised again on Tuesday for the treatment of his cardiac problems.

BNP senior joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi returned home on Wednesday after receiving treatment for over two weeks at a private hospital for cardiac problems.