Staff Reporter:

A court in Sirajganj on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against Mufti Amir Hamza, MP from Kushtia-3, in a defamation case.

The warrant was issued in connection with controversial remarks he made about the transfer of the Kushtia Deputy Commissioner (DC). On April 13, a legal notice was sent to him over allegations that the DC had paid Tk 20 to 30 crore for the transfer.

In a Friday prayer sermon at Haripur Jame Masjid on March 27, Amir Hamza allegedly claimed that the current DC of Kushtia had spent a huge sum of money to get transferred to the district. The statement as widely circulated in media and social platforms, causing public confusion and damaging the image of the government, according to the legal notice.

The notice demanded that he publicly disclose the names of any person or institution from whom the DC allegedly received 20-30 crore taka within seven days.

Earlier, the case was filed at the Sirajganj District and Sessions Judge’s Court by Advocate Humayun Kabir Colonel, general secretary of the District Lawyers’ Association on April 2.

Amir Hamza is already facing multiple defamation cases in Sirajganj court.