The High Court on Sunday directed the Department of Immigration and Passport  to not prevent BNP joint secretary general Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal from going abroad. The HC bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice SM Maniruzzaman passed the order during a hearing of a writ petition filed in this regard. The court also issued a rule questioning why barring the BNP leader’s visit abroad will not be announced illegal and unconstitutional. Also read: Derogatory remarks on PM: HC orders removal of Alal’s videos from social media Advocate Tajul Islam appeared for Alal assisted by advocate Parvez Hossain and advocate Md Omar Faruq while Deputy Attorney General Abul Kamal Khan Daud represented the state. Advocate Tajul said, the writ petition was filed after Alal was sent back from the airport without showing any reason when he went to take a flight to India on June 12 this year. On December 12, last year Alal was sued under the Digital Security Ac for his alleged derogatory remarks on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by Khulna District Lawyers’ Association President Saiful Islam. According to the case statement, Alal made disparaging remarks on Hasina and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a discussion on October 1. Also read: Alal apologises, retracts comment on PM Two days later, the BNP joint secretary general apologisedun for his remarks. In a statement, he also withdrew the controversial and offensive comments that went viral on social media.

The High Court has ordered the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to remove from social media the videos containing BNP leader Moazzem Hossain Alal's derogatory remarks on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order. READ: Rangpur custodial death: HC forms 3-member committee The BTRC chairman has been asked to execute the order.  Earlier, Barrister Syed Saidul Haque Sumon brought the matter to the notice of the court. On Tuesday, a student of Dhaka University filed a case against BNP Joint Secretary General Alal at Shahbagh Police Station for making indecent comments on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. READ: HC orders removal of objectionable audios, videos of junior minister Murad from social media Another student filed a complaint over the same matter.