A Dhaka court has issued an arrest warrant against former minister Abdul Latif Siddique on Wednesday afternoon.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahriar Mahmud Adnan issued the warrant as Latif did not appear before the court despite being summoned.
Earlier, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Atiqur Rahman summoned former posts and telecommunications minister Abdul Latif Siddique in a case filed for “hurting religious sentiments”.
He was asked to appear before the court on Wednesday.
On October 2, Dhaka Lawyers’ Association Senior Advocate Md Shah Alam filed the case against Latif Siddique.
While addressing a programme in the US on September 28, Latif made derogatory remarks on Hajj, Tablighi Jamaat and the prime minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
The minister’s “derogatory” comments on Hajj have sparked widespread criticism both at home and abroad.
Following the issue, the government sacked the minister from the cabinet on October 12 and the same day the Awami League also removed Latif from its presidium body and temporarily cancelled his primary party membership.
Source: Dhaka Tribune
