A court on Sunday acquitted Asadul Habib Dulu, Lalmonirhat district BNP president and central organizing secretary, after dismissing the case filed against him in the Rangpur Cyber Tribunal.
Court sources reported that Dulu, who is also a former state minister, surrendered at the Cyber Tribunal and sought bail through a team of 25 lawyers.
After a hearing, Judge Dr Md Abdul Majeed of the Cyber Tribunal dismissed the case and acquitted him.
The defendant's lawyer Advocate Mahafuz Un Nabi Don informed reporters that the case against Dulu was filed at Lalmonirhat Sadar police station on September 13, 2023, under the Digital Security Act, 2018.
The charges included allegations of offensive and slanderous propaganda about Bangabandhu on Facebook.
