Another arrest warrant is issued against Barrister Mainul Hosein by a court in Cox's Bazar in connection with a case filed on charges of defaming Journalist Masuda Bhatti.

Barrister Mainul Hosein has been arrested following a warrant for what he (Mainul) said to journalist Masuda Bhatti, Law Minister Anisul Huq says.

Protesting the arrest of Barrister Mainul Hosein, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi says the arrest is completely illegal.

Barrister Mainul Hosein was arrested last night from JSD (Rab) chief ASM Abdur Rab's Uttara residence in a defamation case filed with a Rangpur court.

Fifty-five eminent editors and senior journalists have called upon Barrister Mainul Hosein, former adviser to a caretaker government, to apologise publicly for hurling abusive words at journalist Masuda Bhatti and terming her “characterless” at a television talk show on Tuesday night.

An arrest warrant is issued against Barrister Mainul Hosein after a Tk 20,000-crore defamation case is filed against him in Jamalpur for hurling abusive words at journalist Masuda Bhatti at a television talk show.