Shakib Khan summoned to court, saga with Rahmat Ullah continues
A Dhaka court today summoned actor Shakib Khan to submit a written statement by May 15, in regards to the civil suit filed by film producer Rahmat Ullah, demanding BDT 100 crore from the film star as compensation.
Judge Md Masudul Haque of Dhaka's First Joint District Judge's Court passed the order after Rahmat Ullah submitted the highest court-fee against the lawsuit. Earlier on April 30, Rahmat Ullah filed the suit against Shakib Khan claiming BDT 100 crore as compensation.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. After accepting the lawsuit, the judge asked the plaintiff to submit the court-fee. Before that, Rahmat Ullah's lawyer had sent a legal notice to Shakib Khan requesting him to withdraw his offensive and defamatory remarks made to the media, involving his client.
Earlier, on March 23, Shakib Khan filed a case against Rahmat Ullah with a Dhaka court on the charges of extortion. Following a hearing, the magistrate had recorded Shakib's testimony, after taking cognizance of the charges against the producer.
On March 27, Shakib filed another case with a Dhaka Tribunal, against Rahmat Ullah, under the Digital Security Act (DSA), for making "objectionable" remarks about him. After the hearing, judge AM Zulfiker Hayet, from the Dhaka Cyber Tribunal, recorded Shakib's statement.
They then took cognizance of the charges and directed the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to submit a report after an investigation into the issue. The PBI were directed to submit the report within 30 days, according to court sources. In the meantime, Rahmat Ullah filed another case against Shakib Khan, stating that the actor had made derogatory statements about him.
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