NN Online:
Suspended assistant commissioner Taposhi Tabassum Urmi was granted bail on Thursday in a defamation case after surrendering to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court.
Metropolitan Magistrate (MM) Md Imran Ahmed granted her bail after hearing both sides.
According to the court sources, Tabassum Urmi came to the CMM court at 10:30am and gave in to the court through her lawyer. The prosecution side however opposed the bail petition.
On August 8, Gano Adhikar Parishad Media Coordinator and Upper Council Member Abu Hanif lodged a defamation case against Urmi for her derogatory comments about Shaheed Abu Sayeed and other martyrs of the July-August uprising.
Later, Metropolitan Magistrate of Dhaka Zakir Hossain recorded the statement of the complainant and asked Tabassum Urmi to surrender before the CMM Court on November 28.
The prosecution story of the case said Tabassum Urmi, being a responsible government officer, expressed derogatory remarks not only about Shaheed Abu Sayeed but also Noble Laureate and Chief Adviser of the Interim Government Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus on her Facebook page on October 5 last.
She also defamed the interim government constitutionally formed in line with the reference of the Supreme Court and threatened to oust the government by creating fear in the public minds through her facebook post.
Tabassum Urmi was first made an officer on special duty (OSD) on October 6 for her Facebook remarks and was attached with the Public Administration ministry. Later she was suspended on October 7.
Administrative measures are also in progress against her as per the service rule, public relations officer of the public administration ministry said.
