Jamuna TV, Jugantor served show-cause notice over PRAN-RFL's cases

A Dhaka court on Thursday served a show-cause notice to Jamuna TV and Daily Jugantor to reply within 15 days that why they wouldn’t stop to publish and air news with ‘false’ and ‘fabricated’ information against PRAN-RFL Group.

Dhaka’s First Joint District Judge Utpal Bhattacharjee issued the notice in two defamation cases against the media entities filed by PRAN-RFL Group. 

Advocate Tanzim Al Islam, lawyer for PRAN-RFL group confirmed it to Jago News.

Earlier, on Tuesday last, PRAN-RFL Group, filed two separate defamation cases against Daily Jugantor and television channel Jamuna TV seeking Tk 2000 crore compensation for publishing and airing news with ‘false’ and ‘fabricated’ information against of its two sister concerns.

Besides, the Group filed a petition seeking temporary ban on Jamuna TV and Daily Jugantor to publish and air news with ‘false’ and ‘fabricated’ information.

Omor Faruque, manager of the company, on behalf of Rangpur Metal Industries Limited and Pran Agro Limited filed the cases with Dhaka’s First Joint District Judge Utpal Bhattacharjee’s court.  

Managing Director (MD) of Jamuna Television, Chief News Editor (CNE), Reporter Mahbubur Rahman Ripon, Shibli Noman and Nazmul Hassan were made defendants in the case filed against Jamuna TV.

In another case against Daily Jugantor, Acting Editor, Chief Reporter and Publisher of the Daily were made defendants.

According to the case, Jamuna TV and Jugantor published and aired news with ‘false’ and ‘fabricated’ information against PRAN-RFL group that destroy reputation and make a loss of Tk 2000 crore.

Prior to this, mobile operators Grameen Phone, Robi and National Board of Revenue (NBR) filed more three cases with Dhaka Joint district judge court against Jamuna TV and Daily Jugantor in 2014, 2015 and 2016 respectively.