3 more cases filed against Latif Siddiqui
Friday, 3 October 2014
Abdul Latif Siddiqui has been sued by three more persons in cases filed with 2 Dhaka courts accusing him of hurting religious sentiments. The two courts heard the matter on Thursday and summoned the ruling party MP. President of Jananetri Parishad AB Siddiqui, advocate Shah Alam and one Nazim Uddin Badal filed separate cases against Siddiqui, also the telecoms minister. Latif Siddiqui has been ordered to appear before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s court on Oct 29 by Metropolitan Magistrate Atikur Rahman in the case filed by AB Siddiqui. Metropolitan Magistrate Shahriar Mahmud Adnan heard the other two cases on Thursday and summoned the senior Awami League leader. On Wednesday, 7 cases were filed against him on the same grounds at courts in Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet and Barisal. The minister was personally summoned in five of them, according to a news agency.