A defamation case worth Tk 100 crore has been filed against Islamic speaker Mufti Amir Hamza. The case was lodged on Monday at 12 noon in the Sirajganj Sadar Amli Court by Advocate Nazmul Islam, former general secretary of the BNP’s Sadar upazila unit. Judge Suman Kumar Karmakar heard the case and kept it pending for an order. The information was confirmed by Additional Public Prosecutors Advocate Hamidul Islam Dulal, Humayun Kabir Colonel, and Indrajit Saha.

According to APP Hamidul Islam Dulal, Amir Hamza, an opposition Member of Parliament and influential Islamic speaker, allegedly made defamatory remarks against State Minister for Power and Energy Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku. On March 27, during a pre-sermon discussion before the Friday prayer at Hafsai Haripur Boro Mosque in Kushtia, Hamza reportedly called the minister an atheist and anti-Islamic. The statement spread widely on social media, allegedly damaging the minister’s reputation and family heritage both domestically and abroad.

The case accuses Amir Hamza of committing a punishable offense under Section 500 and includes a request for a warrant and arrest order.