A Cyber Tribunal in Dhaka discharged Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of BNP, from the case filed under Digital Security Act (DSA) for declaring his father Ziaur Rahman as father of the nation. Judge Md Nure Alam of Dhaka Cyber Tribunal on Sunday passed the order after hearing on supplementary charge-sheet filed against Tarique.
On December 2 in 2023, Investigation Officer Sub-Inspector Hasanuzzaman of the Detective Branch submitted the supplementary charge sheet before the Dhaka's Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM0 court on Sunday.
On July 29 the Dhaka Cyber Tribunal fixed on Sunday for holding a hearing on supplementary charge-sheet whether it will be accepted or not.
According to the charge-sheet, the BNP leader at a party meeting, declared Ziaur Rahman father of the nation and gave weird logics behind this. His aim was to destabilize the stable situation prevailing in the country, the charge-sheet said.
Dhaka University Chhatra League leader Zahidul Islam filed the case with Shahbagh Police Station on February 25 in 2021.
