Defamation case: Narail court sentences Tarique Rahman to 2 years’ imprisonment

A Narail court today sentenced BNP's acting chairman Tarique Rahman to two years' imprisonment in a defamation case filed against him for making derogatory comments about Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Judge Amatul Morsheda of Narail Judicial Magistrate Court-2 pronounced the verdict, reports our Bagerhat correspondent. 

The court also fined Tarique Rahman Tk 10,000, in default of which he will have to serve in jail for another six months, Additional Public Prosecutor Sanjib Kumar Basu told The Daily Star.

According to the case statement, Tarique Rahman made the derogatory comment about Bangabandhu at a meeting in London on December 16, 2014.

Shahjahan Biswas, former commander of Muktijoddha Sangsad at Kalia upazila of Narail, filed the case against him.