DHAKA:  A writ petition was filed with the High Court seeking its directives upon the government to give first class division facilities to barrister Mainul Hosein in jail.

The HC bench of Justice Sheikh Hasan Arif and Justice Rajik Al Jalil fixed Monday (October 29) for the order after hearing the petition.

Dr. Kamal Hossain and Khandker Mahbub Hossain argued for Mainul while Attorney General Mahbubey Alam stood for the state.

Barrister Mainul was arrested from the city’s Uttara area on October 22.

Police arrested Mainul in a defamation case filed with a Rangpur court for his remarks on TV ‘defaming’ journalist Masuda Bhatti. 

Mainul’s appalling comment about Masuda Bhatt,i on a talk show which was broadcast on October 16, triggered outrage in media.

Masuda Bhatti herself filed a defamation case on October 21. Besides, a few cases were filed countrywide.

Mainul was involved in newly-formed political alliance Jatiya Oikyafront, which comprises BNP, Gono Forum, JSD (Rab) and Nagorik Oikya, launched on October 13.

Mainul was also a former adviser to the military-controlled caretaker government.

BDST: 1816 HRS, OCT 28, 2018

AH/SMS