Court dismisses DSA case against Mayor Atiqul
A Dhaka tribunal today summarily dismissed a case -- under Digital Security Act -- filed against Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam.
Judge Mohammad Ash Sams Joglul Hossain of Dhaka Cyber Tribunal passed the order, Shamim Al Mamun, bench assistant of the tribunal, told The Daily Star.
Earlier in the day, Md Abdur Rahim, a businessman, filed the case with the tribunal.
According to the case statement, Atiqul forcibly possessed the plaintiff's property and intentionally published various offensive, false, intimidating, and defamatory information about the plaintiff and his family through various media using the digital devices.
A legal notice was sent to Mayor Atiqul on September 12, but he did not respond, the case statement said.
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