Mirza Abbas, the prime minister's political adviser and National Citizens Party (NCP) Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary. Photo: BSS

DHAKA, March 8, 2026 (BSS) - A Dhaka court today summoned National Citizens 
Party (NCP) Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary in a case filed over 
allegations of defamation, criminal intimidation and insulting Mirza Abbas, 
the prime minister's political adviser and a member of the BNP National 
Standing Committee.
 
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Hasan Shahdat passed the order after 
recording the statement of the complainant, Md Ashraful Islam, president of 
the BNP Ramna Thana unit in the capital.
 
According to the complaint, Patwary suffered a "huge-margin defeat" to Mirza 
Abbas in the 13th National Parliamentary Election.
 
"During the election, the accused made false, malicious and defamatory 
remarks about Mirza Abbas on different occasions. Even after losing the 
election by a huge margin, he has continued making defamatory statements and 
issuing threats through various social media posts and online newspapers," 
the plaintiff said.
 
The complainant also described Patwary as a lawbreaker of dishonest character 
and prayed to the court to issue an arrest warrant against him and send him 
to jail.