A Cyber Tribunal case has been filed in Chattogram against seven prominent journalists for allegedly spreading “hatred and malice” through Facebook posts, comments and reactions. Md. Riduan, alias Riduan Siddiqui, a Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activist, filed the case in the court of Judge Kazi Mizanur Rahman on March 12, 2026. The accused journalists are, Hossain Tawfiq Iftekhar (Editor, Chattogram Protidin), Mohsin Kazi (Joint Secretary General, BFUJ), Sabur Shuvo (General Secretary, CUJ and Bureau Chief, Ajker Patrika), Ratan Kanti Debashish (Former Senior VP, CUJ), Chowdhury Farid (Bureau Chief, Channel i), Shahidullah Shahrier (Bureau Chief, Jugantor) and Nasir Uddin Hyder (Senior Assistant Editor, Samakal). The plaintiff was previously a coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in Chattogram and recently joined the Fatickchari Upazila Chhatra Dal in January.
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