FENI: A district court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman for his remarks that demeaned Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The court of Feni Senior Judicial Magistrate Alamgir Muhammad Faruque passed the order in the afternoon.
Court sources said on December 23 in 2014, Advocate Gazi Tareque Aziz filed a defamation suit of Tk 1,000-crore for demeaning Bangabandhu.
The court issued the arrest warrant in this case on Tuesday.
Confirming the matter to banglanews, Feni Judge Court public prosecutor Hafez Ahmmed said the next hearing date has been fixed on august 31 in 2016.
BDST: 2007 HRS, JUNE 16, 2015
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