A Chittagomg court has granted bail to Kazi Farms Group directors Kazi Zahin Hasan and Kazi Zeeshan Hasan, and former Deepto Television chief operating officer Kazi Urfi Ahmed in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act over a news report on land grabbing aired by Deepto TV in 2016.
Chittagong Divisional Cyber Tribunal Judge Zahirul Kabir passed the order around 12:30pm on Tuesday.
The defendants' lawyer AHM Ziauddin confirmed the matter to Dhaka Tribune.
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On Monday, Kazi Zahin, Kazi Zeeshan and Kazi Urfi along with Kazi Farms Group Managing Director surrendered in front of the Chittagong Divisional Cyber Tribunal.
Kazi Zahedul Hasan was granted bail the same day while the three were sent to jail.
On June 5, the High Court granted the accused in the case bail on condition that they appear before the Chittagong tribunal within six weeks.
Kazi Zahedul Hasan CollectedThe case was filed six years ago after Deepto TV, a concern of Kazi Farms Group, aired a news item involving former overseas employment minister Nurul Islam and his son.
The plaintiff, Sanwara Poultry and Hatchery Ltd Manager Jahangir Alam, filed the case against the Kazi Farms top brass on April 5, 2016, alleging that the report aired by Deepto TV defamed Mujibur Rahman, managing director of Sanwara Poultry and Hatchery and also the son of the former minister.
The report had shown miscreants attacking the staff of Dohazari Kazi Poultry Limited in Chittagong district’s Chandanaish Upazila in an attempt to grab land owned by Kazi Farms, an attack reportedly instigated by Mujibur Rahman. The plaintiff claims that neither Mujibur nor his father had anything to do with the attack, and that their reputations were tarnished as a result of the TV report.
