Probe Report to Submit against Ex-SP Babul on December 8

A Dhaka court here today set December 8  for submitting the probe report against four persons including former superintendent of police (SP) Babul Akhter regarding a defamation case filed by the PBI Chief.

The other three accused in the case are- Babul's father Md Abdul Wadud, 72, his brother Md Habibur Rahman Labu, 45, and expatriate journalist Elias Hossain.

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) Chief Banaj Kumar Majumder filed the case under Digital Security Act and Special Powers Act with the capital's Dhanmondi Police Station on September 27 for their alleged involvement in publishing misleading, motivated, and false news against the specialized investigation agency and its top boss.

Accepting the First Information Report (FIR) in the case, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ashek Imam today set the date for submitting the report on December 8 after completing the investigation in this regard.