MP seeks Tk 10cr damages from daily editor

The ruling party MP of Feni-2, Nizam Uddin Hazari, has filed a defamation suit of Tk. 10 crore against the editor of The Daily Observer, Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury. Hazari alleged that Sobhan was jealous of his fame and published a report in his daily on January 23 under the headline “Police await PM’s order to crack down on drug lords” to tarnish his reputation.
A journalist of the English daily, Mamunur Rashid, and three others were named co-accused in the case. According to the case statement, the report had men­tioned the names of several lawmakers, including Hazari, and published their photographs with the intent to “defame them”.

MP seeks Tk 10cr damages from daily editor

The ruling party MP of Feni-2, Nizam Uddin Hazari, has filed a defamation suit of Tk. 10 crore against the editor of The Daily Observer, Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury. Hazari alleged that Sobhan was jealous of his fame and published a report in his daily on January 23 under the headline Police await PMs order to crack down on drug lords to tarnish his reputation. A journalist of the English daily, Mamunur Rashid, and three others were named co-accused in the case. According to the case statement, the report had mentioned the names of several lawmakers, including Hazari, and published their photographs with the intent to defame them.