Former state minister for information Dr Murad Hassan will not be sued under the Digital Security Act by the government as it does not consider his remarks offensive, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said.
However, he said, if anyone is aggrieved by his remarks, they have the right to file a case against the Jamalpur 4 MP, according to media reports.
The home minister said this while replying to questions by the media after attending a program at National Press Club in the capital on Saturday.
Amid a whirlwind of controversy, Murad Hassan took an Emirates Airlines flight to Canada on Thursday night.
Reports of the Canadian immigration denying entry to the disgraced Bangladeshi politician started making the rounds in the media late on Friday.
The Jamalpur lawmaker came under huge flak after making some derogatory remarks on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, acting chief Tarique Rahman and his daughter Zaima Rahman.
The BNP, other political parties and rights activists have been demanding his arrest over the indecent comments.
Meanwhile, a two-year-old phone conversation of the state minister with actor Mamnun Hasan Emon and actress Mahiya Mahi went viral on social media. In that audio clip, Murad was heard making some derogatory remarks towards the actress.
On Tuesday, Murad resigned from the post of state minister for information and broadcasting, and also returned his red passport, hours after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s instruction to do so.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud said the party was embarrassed by his remarks.
Following his resignation from the cabinet, Murad was also expelled from the local units of Awami League as well.