CHATTOGRAM, July 5 (UNB): A journalist has filed a case against Mustafizur Rahman Chowdhury, a former member of parliament (MP) from Chattogram's Banshkhali, on charge of threatening to kill him over the phone.
Journalist Shafqat Hossain Chatgami, who is also the president of the Banshkhali Press Club, lodged the complaint.
The case was filed on Thursday before the Banshkhali Senior Judicial Magistrate Court. Advocate Mosharraf Hossain Khan, a lawyer from the Judge Court, confirmed the matter.
He said after the hearing, the court accepted the case and instructed the officer-in-charge (OC) of Banshkhali thana to investigate.
According to the case details, on June 29, a discussion was held at the Banshkhali Upazila headquarters to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the Bangladesh Awami League. During the meeting, Abdul Gafur, the general secretary of the Upazila Awami League, said in his speech that the former MP Mustafizur Rahman had lied about building a party office instead of a house.
Journo files case against former MP over threat to life
FE Team | Published: July 06, 2024 00:12:30
Journo files case against former MP over threat to life
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