<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Ashraful Alom, popularly known as ‘Hero Alom’, filed a Tk 50 crore defamation case against BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi for making "derogatory remarks" about the YouTuber .</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He filed the case with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate on Monday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The court took the statement of the plaintiff and directed the Detective Branch of Police to investigate the allegations and submit a report, said Hero Alam's lawyer Abdullah Munsur Ripon.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Earlier on Sunday, Hero Alam said he went to the DB office to lodge a complaint against the senior BNP leader but the DB chief advised him to file a case with the court.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi reportedly called him "uneducated" while addressing a march recently, Hero Alom said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On Saturday (August 5, 2023), Hero Alom took to social media to condemn Rizvi’s comments on his “education.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The social media content creator said: “I do not want to speak against anyone. But this is very sad. I have seen the video of BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi calling me crazy. He has also questioned my educational qualifications.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“By calling me uneducated, you’re also calling yourself uneducated. Because, the leader of your party, BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaled Zia, completed education up to class 8. I have studied up to class 7,” Hero Alom added. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>