AL MP sues newspapers over 'defamation'

A ruling Awami League MP on Tuesday sued Bangla newspapers Prothom Alo, Jugantor, Shamakal and Manabjamin for Tk 100 crore in damages for running reports that 'defamed him'. Golam Mowla Ronnie, MP for Pathuakhaliu-3, filed the case with a Dhaka court. The third joint district judge S M Saiful Islam heard him and ordered the accused to cite the reasons in three weeks.