HC grants bail to ATN Bangla chairman
The High Court yesterday granted anticipatory bail to ATN Bangla Chairman Mahfuzur Rahman for four months in 10 defamation cases.
Ten cases were filed with different courts in the country in June and July this year for his remarks about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
In the cases, the plaintiffs mentioned that Mahfuzur Rahman, at a press conference in London on May 30, termed the PM 'talkative', which was very much defamatory and derogatory, and damaged the image of the government.
Appearing before the court yesterday, Mahfuzur said he did not make any derogatory comment against the prime minister, rather he termed himself talkative.
He also said media presented reports by distorting his statements, and he protested the distortion instantly.
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