An application has been submitted to a Dhaka court seeking permission to file a defamation case against suspended assistant commissioner Tapashee Tabassum Urmi for her defamatory remarks about Abu Sayed and others who were killed during July-August mass uprising.
The application was submitted on Tuesday at the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Zakir Hossain by Abu Hanif, a member of the Gonaodhikar Parishad and its media coordinator.
After recording the complainant statement, the court said that it would pass an order on the matter at a later date, said complainant lawyer Md. Khademul Islam.
According to the case statement, October 5, Tapashee she allegedly made defamatory remarks not only about martyr Abu Sayed but also targeting the government established through the student-people movement and its Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus.
Her statements were disrespectful and undermined the legitimacy of a constitutionally formed government.
The Saudi government has approved a proposal to send Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims by the sea route, marking a significant shift in how pilgrims may travel to the kingdom.
This announcement came following a bilateral meeting held on Sunday afternoon at the Hajj and Umrah Ministry in Jeddah.
Bangladesh Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain met with Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr Tawfiq Fawzan Al-Rabiah, who confirmed the Saudi government support for the initiative, according to a press release from Bangladesh Ministry of Religious Affairs on Monday.
While affirming there were no objections to the sea route, Dr Al-Rabiah emphasised the need for further discussions with Saudi port authorities to finalise logistical arrangements. He also noted that Bangladesh would have to engage with shipping companies to make the necessary travel provisions.
Measures will be taken to limit the number of tourists and restrict overnight stays on St Martin Island, Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said today (7 October).
Single-use plastic on the island will also be banned, the adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change told a briefing at the Secretariat.
The briefing also covered discussions on eco-friendly tourism management and the conservation of biodiversity on St Martin Island.
The government today formed a special task force at the district level to oversee the market situation and supply chains of daily essentials.
The Ministry of Commerce took the decision today.
The ten-member task force will be headed by an additional deputy commissioner of a district as its convener. The assistant director of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection will act as its member secretary.
The eight other members will include the additional superintendent of police, the district food controller, the district animal resources officer, the district fisheries officer, the agricultural marketing officer, a representative of the Consumer Association of Bangladesh, and two student representatives.