Another arrest warrant issued against Tarique

A Dhaka court on Sunday issued another warrant for the arrest of BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman in a defamation and sedition case filed for his disparaging remarks about Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, reports UNB.
Dhaka Metropolitan magistrate Md Wais Kuruni Khan Chowdhury issued the arrest warrant upon a petition filed by complainant Hawkers League general secretary M Abdul Mannan.
On Thursday, M Abdul Mannan filed a defamation and sedition case against Tarique, the eldest son of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and current chairperson Khaleda Zia, and 500 BNP activists, including three senior leaders of the party, with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate M Maruf Hossain for his derogatory comments.
BNP adviser Mir Mohammad Nasir Uddin, its joint secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and its international affairs secretary Majedur Rahman were among the accused in the case.
Meanwhile, five defamation cases were filed against Tarique in Chuadanga, Munshiganj, Bogra, Sylhet and Bhola districts Sunday for the same reason.
On the same day, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate M Yunus Khan issued a warrant for the arrest of Tarique after M Mostafizur Rahman Dulal, a member of Dhaka Bar, filed a defamation case against Tarique Rahman for his disparaging remarks about Bangabandhu.