Writ filed to stop telecast of Al Jazeera in Bangladesh

A lawyer on Monday filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive to remove the Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera’s report titled “All the Prime Minister’s Men” from Facebook and YouTube.

The lawyer submitted the petition to the concerned section of the HC, according to a private TV channel.High Court to hold hearing of the petition on Tuesday, said the advocate. Earlier, Al Jazeera published the report on February 2.

Meanwhile, the Foreign Ministry in a statement termed the Al Jazeera report “All the Prime Minister’s Men” as “false, defamatory and a politically motivated smear campaign”.

Bangladesh Army Headquarters also strongly denounced Al Jazeera’s investigative report, saying it is part of a move to break the harmony among different government organs.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Saturday said Bangladesh was preparing to sue Al Jazeera channel over airing the report with inaccurate information.