Contempt rule against Prothom Alo editor

The High Court has asked why Prothom Alo’s Editor Matiur Rahman and Joint Editor Mizanur Rahman Khan should not be charged with contempt.

The bench of Justices Naima Haider and Zafar Ahmed issued the suo moto rule on Sunday.

It has ordered Mizanur Rahman Khan to appear in court on Mar 6 to explain his articles published in the Bangla daily.

Mizanur wrote two recent articles in Prothom Alo titled, “One anticipatory bail per minute, how?” and “Six to eight weeks of freedom”.

He looked at the bails granted by the Supreme Court.

He also commented that the separation of the judiciary ‘has fallen on its face’.

Deputy Attorney General Khandker Diliruzzaman said the High Court in its rule asked why Matiur Rahman and Mizanur Rahman Khan should not be held in contempt of court for those two articles.