Comedian sued over Facebook post on PM

Abu Hena Rony, famed for his stand-up comedy on Indian reality TV programme Mirakkel, was sued for his Facebook post about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Hafizur Rahman Sabuj, joint secretary of Natore's Singra upazila unit of Jubo League, sued him under section 57 of the ICT Act on Thursday night.

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Rony, who has over 1.37 lakh followers on Facebook, told this newspaper that his post on the social media on May 7 wasn't taken well by some people and he deleted it immediately.

He added that his only intention was to joke.

"I am sorry if I have hurt anybody," the comedian hailing from Singra told this correspondent.

The Jubo League leader Sabuj said he collected Rony's Facebook post and was of the opinion that a comedian "can't make such comments about the prime minister."

Sub-Inspector Kahiruzzamn Ripon of Singra Police Station, who is investigating the case said, "We are collecting evidence."