Ctg court summons Oli again

8 December 2011, 18:00 PM

Staff Correspondent, Ctg

A Chittagong court yesterday summoned Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) chief Col (retd) Oli Ahmed to appear before it within December 29 in another defamation case for his derogatory comment about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Jubo League Chandanaish upazila unit convener Abu Ahammad Junu filed the case with Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate of Chittagong Nurul Islam yesterday. According to the case statement, Oli while addressing a rally said, “When I started talking against Awami League, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sent a minister to my residence requesting me not to speak about the corruption committed by Awami League. I have also been offered money and ministry.” “Then I said you (Awami League) are betrayer, I am not with you in exchange for the whole Bangladesh,” Oli added. Oli made the comment while addressing the rally of his party at Keochia union in Satkania upazila on November 17. The plaintiff's lawyer Additional Public Prosecutor advocate Nazrul Islam Sentu said the comment was published in a local Bengali daily the Dainik Azadi on the following day. Earlier, local businessman Aftab Mahmud Shimul filed a defamation case against Oli with the Chittagong Metropolitan Magistrate's court on November 20 for his derogatory remarks about the prime minister and a local woman lawmaker. He made the comment at a conference at a school playground in Chandnaish upazila of Chittagong on November 18.