Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Rani Chakrabarti issued the warrant
A Dhaka court has issued an arrest warrant against former minister Abdul Latif Siddique.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Rani Chakrabarti issued the warrant as Latif did not appear before the court despite being summoned.
The court also ordered the police station concerned to submit the execution report of the arrest warrant on November 27.
On October 2, Olama League Senior Vice Chairman Lion Abu Bakar Siddique filed a petition case against Latif Siddique for hurting religious sentiment through his remarks on hajj.
Earlier, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahriar Mahmud Adnan issued the first arrest warrant against Latif on October 15.
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
