Court dismisses defamation case against ex-DSCC mayor Khokon
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A Dhaka court yesterday dismissed a defamation case filed against former Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor Sayeed Khokon over making defamatory comments on incumbent Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Baki Billah passed the order as he did not find sufficient grounds to accept the case lodged by one Kazi Anisur Rahman, court sources said.
The same magistrate also granted a petition for withdrawing another defamation case filed against Khokon yesterday after lawyer Sarwar Alam, also the complainant, submitted a petition with the court to this end.
Rinky sets new national record on 2nd day in National Athletics
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second day of the Bangabandhu 44th National Athletics Competition held
today at Bangabandhu National Stadium here.
Rinky Biswash of Bangladesh Navy set the new national record after
seventeen years in the 3000m women’s event clocking 10:43.30 after
eclipsing the previous mark of 11:08.15 set by Halima Khanom Bithi in
2003.
new national record in the women’s high jump event.
A total of twenty three events were decided on the second day
(Saturday) with Bangladesh Navy dominate the table with 29 medals
including twelve gold, eight silver and nine bronze medals while
Two separate cases were filed against former Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Sayeed Khokon for making "defamatory remarks" against the current mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh. Advocate Sarwar Alam filed one of the cases with the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury around 2:30pm today, our court correspondent reports quoting Ripon Mia, a peon of the court.