Al Jazeera report: Sedition case filed against Tasneem Khalil, Zulkarnain, David Bergman

A sedition case has been filed against four people including Swedish-Bangladeshi journalist Tasneem Khalil and Hungary-based entrepreneur Zulkarnain Saer Khan over the Al Jazeera report titled "All the Prime Minister's Men".

The two other accused are British journalist David Bergman and Director General (editing council) of Al Jazeera Television Dr Mostefa Souag.

Moshiur Malek, founder and president of Bangabandhu Foundation, filed the case with the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate MD Ashek Imam this morning 10:00am.

In the complaint, Malek said by broadcasting this report, Al Jazeera has tarnished the image of Bangladesh government and the state at home and abroad, which is tantamount to sedition.

The report was fictitious and flawed, Malek said. 

The complainant appealed to the court to issue arrest warrant against the accused through interpol for their alleged involvement in committing the offences.

Later, the court recorded the statement of the complainant and took the charges into cognisance. It will pass an order on the issue later in the day.

In his statement, Malek said the accused were conspiring to "topple the country's elected government through this report".