The Daily Star August 16, 2020
AMM Bahauddin, editor of the daily Inqilab, and one other person were sued in a defamation case today.
Presidium member of ruling Awami League and former shipping minister Shajahan Khan lodged the case with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Abu Sayeed.
The other accused in the case is Abdul Quader, director of Quaderia Publications and Products Limited.
In his complaint, Shajahan Khan stated that AMM Bahauddin on July 28 published a report in his newspaper regarding his daughter Oaishe Khan’s Covid-19 report.
Shajahan Khan alleged that the report had defamed him and his daughter.
After a hearing, the magistrate took cognisance of the case, recorded the statement of the complainant and instructed the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to investigate the matter and submit a report by September 16.
