Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina did a commendable job when she asked the administration and her party leaders to inquire into...

The defamation case filed against the Barguna UNO, though finally withdrawn by the complainant, has become the latest example of using the defamation law as a weapon to muzzle dissenting voices and criticism.

The law ministry yesterday sent a proposal to the Supreme Court for transferring Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Barisal Md Ali Hossain who had dealt with the defamation case against Barguna Upazila Nirbahi Officer Tariq Salman.

The law ministry sends a proposal to the Supreme Court for transferring Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Barisal Md Ali Hossain, who has dealt with the defamation case of Barguna Upazila Nirbahi Officer Tariq Salman.

Deputy Commissioners of Barguna and Barisal have been withdrawn and made officers on special duty (OSD) attached to the Public Administration Ministry for their roles in the filing of a case and arrest of Barguna UNO Tariq Salman.

Suspended Barisal Awami League leader Obaidullah Sazu has withdrawn the case he filed against Barguna Sadar UNO Tariq Salman.