They are Supreme Court lawyers AJ Mohammad Ali, Fida M Kamal, Abdul Matin Khasru, Prabir Niyogi, Kamal Ul Alam and Shahdeen Malik. Following a primary hearing of a writ petition, the court on Feb 10 asked for their views on the matter. Barrister Emon moved the court on Feb 8 for an order suspending the Al Jazeera broadcast in Bangladesh. Al Jazeera broadcast the report in the form of a documentary on Feb 1 and it has been dismissed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as “false and defamatory”. “It is not possible to stop the broadcast of Al Jazeera through a court order.

Source: bd News24 February 15, 2021 21:00 UTC