“The court of Metropolitan Sessions rescheduled the date as no lawyer appeared as defence counsel,” a government prosecutor said.
Chinmoy Krishna Das after being arrested from Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for alleged sedition. File Pic/AP
A Bangladesh court on Tuesday deferred to January 2 the hearing on the bail petition of Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachary on a government plea as no lawyer appeared on his behalf. “The court of Metropolitan Sessions rescheduled the date as no lawyer appeared as defence counsel,” a government prosecutor said. An associate of Das in his Sammilita Sanatani Jagaran Jote, Sawtantra Gauranga Das, said no lawyer stood for the Hindu leader fearing threats and pressure from a “politically motivated lawyers’ group”.
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Petition to ban Indian TV channels
A writ petition has been filed in the Bangladesh High Court seeking a ban on the broadcast of all Indian TV channels in the country citing provocative news aired on them, according to a media report. The writ calls for a ban on channels like Star Jalsha, Star Plus, Zee Bangla, Republic Bangla, and all other Indian TV channels.
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