DHAKA: A Bangladesh court on Monday suspended 72 defamation and other criminal lawsuits filed by government supporters against a top newspaper editor, following criticism of a crackdown on the press.
Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam faced the multiple lawsuits seeking billions of dollars in damages over his newspaper’s reports published in 2007 alleging corruption against the woman who is now prime minister.
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