BANGLADESH NEWS
DHAKA: Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan wanted to withdraw a defamation case filed against Bangla daily Jugantor editor and publisher Salma Islam, executive editor Saiful Alam and a reporter Jasim Chowdhury Sobuj, at a compensation of Tk 10 crore.
The minister also demanded to publish an apology in a newspaper in this regard.
The minister came up with the demand during the hearing interval at the court on Wednesday in front of 15/20 lawyers while Salma proposed the minister to settle the matter.
At that time, Shahjahan demanded Tk 10 crore as compensation adding, “I would not take the money. But, I will spend it to educate the reporters who publish false news to defame someone and a driving school to generate skilled driver.”
On February 1, the court framed charge against the accused.
According to the case statement, the newspaper published a report headlined “Waste of crores of taka by shipping minister in the name of experience: 14 foreign trips” on August 24 in 2012. An editorial was also published on the issue on August 25.
Following the report, Shahjahan Khan filed a case on September 13 last year against editor, the executive editor and a reporter of Bengali daily Jugantor.
The minister, in his statement, said, “The report was false and fabricated. And it was published only to tarnish my image.”
The minister also demanded to publish an apology in a newspaper in this regard.
The minister came up with the demand during the hearing interval at the court on Wednesday in front of 15/20 lawyers while Salma proposed the minister to settle the matter.
At that time, Shahjahan demanded Tk 10 crore as compensation adding, “I would not take the money. But, I will spend it to educate the reporters who publish false news to defame someone and a driving school to generate skilled driver.”
On February 1, the court framed charge against the accused.
According to the case statement, the newspaper published a report headlined “Waste of crores of taka by shipping minister in the name of experience: 14 foreign trips” on August 24 in 2012. An editorial was also published on the issue on August 25.
Following the report, Shahjahan Khan filed a case on September 13 last year against editor, the executive editor and a reporter of Bengali daily Jugantor.
The minister, in his statement, said, “The report was false and fabricated. And it was published only to tarnish my image.”
No comments:
Post a Comment