Nur sued under DSA for “derogatory remarks” on PM, Nowfel

A case has been filed against former Ducsu vice-president Nurul Haque Nur under Digital Security Act in Chattogram – for allegedly making "derogatory remarks" about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Deputy Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhury Nowfel.

Advocate Shahriar Yasir Arafat Tanim, former law affairs secretary of Chittagong University unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League, filed the case with Cyber Tribunal in Chattogram on Tuesday.

In the case statement, Yasir alleged that Nur on June 1 made "derogatory comments" about Sheikh Hasina, Nowfel, BCL and Jubo League from a page named Bangla News BD and posted on Facebook.

Taking the case into cognisance, court asked Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the matter.