Case against journo Shykh Seraj withdrawn

Television presenter Farzana Brownia has withdrawn a case filed in a Dhaka court against the head of news at private TV channel “Channel i” Shykh Seraj, over fraud allegations.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Saifuzzaman dismissed the case following the plaintiff’s decision to withdraw it.

According to court sources, on October 2, TV presenter Farzana Brownia submitted a withdrawal request for the case.

She appeared in court on an unscheduled date to testify that the matter had been resolved amicably.

The judge recorded her statement and scheduled the dismissal order for Tuesday, granting approval to withdraw and close the case.

On September 25, Brownia filed a case against five individuals, including Shykh Seraj on charges of fraud.

The other accused in the case are Zahid Uddin Mahmud Mamun, Mukit Majumder Babu, Abdur Rashid Majumder Parvez, and Riaz Ahmed Khan.

In the complaint, Farzana Brownia mentioned that she had joined Channel i under the accused as a manager (marketing) with a salary of Tk100,000.