More trouble is brewing for former State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murad Hassan. After a lawyer in Cumilla sued Murad under the Digital Security Act, another advocate in Chandpur has filed a case in a local court against the former Minister for allegedly making deregoratory remarks against the family of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman during an interview on social media. YouTuber Mohammad Mohiuddin Helal Nahid, who also published the interview on his Facebook page, has also been sued by Sharif Mahmud Ferdous Shahin, president of Chandpur Nationalist Lawyers Forum. The case was filed under sections 509, 153(A) and 505(A) of the Bangladesh Penal Code in the court of additional chief judicial magistrate Mohammad Hasan on Monday afternoon. Also read: Court rejects plea to file case against Murad in Gaibandha In his petition, the Chandpur lawyer claimed that on December 1, Murad used highly derogatory language about the Zia family and Barrister Zaima Rahman during an interview with Helal Nahid which was later posted on his verified Facebook page. On December 7, Murad quit the Cabinet following the instruction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, after he came under criticism from various quarters for multiple leaked recordings containing indecent remarks by him. On December 8, a writ petition was filed in the High Court challenging the legality of Murad's position in Parliament on the same ground. On December 12, advocate Omar Faruk, secretary of Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum, filed a case against Murad under DSA with the Dhaka Cyber Tribunal for his misogynist and derogatory remarks. Also read: DSA case against Murad for derogatory comments on Zia family On December 19, advocate Atiqul Islam, former president of Cumilla municipal BNP and former general secretary of Cumilla Bar Association, lodged a case under DSA in the Judicial Magistrate Hakim Majharul Islam's Cognizance Court-1 against Murad. Murad has already been stripped of the post of health and population affairs secretary of Jamalpur district unit of the Awami League.

Disgraced State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murad Hassan has resigned from the cabinet following the instruction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for his offensive and indecent remarks on women. The under-fire junior minister submitted his resignation letter to the Prime Minister on Tuesday showing personal reasons for quitting his job. "Yes, State Minister Murad Hassan’s resignation letter, addressing the Honorable Prime Minister, reached the Information Ministry. It’ll be forwarded to the Cabinet Division for taking necessary steps,” a senior official told UNB wishing anonymity. Murad Hassan had been under increasing criticism by various quarters for his disrespectful remarks on women in an interview on social media. A number of audios and videos containing indecent remarks by Murad Hassan also went viral on social media during the last few days. Also read: PM asked junior minister Murad to resign by Tuesday: Obaidul Quader A two-year-old phone conversation of the junior minister with actor Mamnun Hasan Emon and actress Mahiya Mahi recently went viral on social media. In that audio clip, Murad made "derogatory comments" on the actress, threatened her and gave her an alleged indecent proposal.