Mahfuza Akhter Kiron, council member, Fifa, and chairperson of women's wing, Bangladesh Football Federation CollectedKiron, also the chief of BFF women’s wing, was arrested for ‘accusing’ the prime minister of favouring cricket over footballAmnesty International on Monday called for immediate and unconditional release of Mahfuza Akhter Kiron, council member of global football governing body Fifa, who was recently arrested for allegedly defaming Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Kiron, also the chairperson of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) women’s wing, was arrested from her home in Dhanmondi, Dhaka on Saturday. She faces defamation charges for allegedly accusing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of favouring cricket over football. She was produced to a Dhaka court the same day she was arrested, and denied bail. Mahfuza Akhter Kiron was merely exercising her right to freedom of expression by stating that the prime minister favoured cricket over football.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 18, 2019 15:22 UTC