The two cases were lodged at the court of Khulna Cyber Tribunal Judge Kanika Biswas on 21 and 28 March respectively. The accused journalist is Md Asim.
According to the first information report (FIR), the journalist prepared a report styled ‘Unethical deeds in guise of beauty parlour’ and it was aired on the channel on 18 March.
On 21 March, beautician Tania Islam, owner of the beauty parlour, filed the case at the court accusing four people including the journalist.
The other accused are Mahfuzur Rahman, a resident of the Khulna’s Khalishpur, Dhaka First News Editor and Publisher Md Sarwar Hossain Khan and its Managing Editor Md Alam Khan.
Taking the case into cognisance, the court ordered the Police Bureau of Investigation to look into the matter.
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