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Court Correspondent

The Prothom Alo cartoonist was yesterday discharged in the case filed in connection with drawing a derogatory cartoon in the name of Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (SM).

Metropolitan Magistrate Ismat Ara of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court Dhaka heard the case and discharged the accused Arifur Rahman, Cartoonist of the Prothom Alo.

Jane Alam, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Tejgaon Thana filed the case on September 20 last year against the accused. Earlier, there was uproar in the country against the Daily for publishing the cartoon which allegedly tarnished the divine image of the Great Prophet of Islam.

Meanwhile, retired Brigadier Hannan Shah Thursday appeared before a court in the case filed against him with Tejgaon Thana of the city for holding a meeting at the graveyard complex of former President Ziaur Rahman violating Emergency Power Rules 2007.

An application was filed on his behalf seeking permission to appear before the court in the case through a lawyer, while Additional Chief Metroplitan Megistrate (ACMM) Golam Rabbani hearing the petition fixed April 13 to pass order in the matter.