Mohammad Tasnim Alam, central publicity secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami and Mizanur Rahman, central student welfare secretary of Islami Chhatra Shibir, filed the cases with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's (CMM's) Court, Dhaka.

The accused are the editor of the daily ASM Bahauddin and staff reporters Abu Zahed, Harun-ur-Rashid and Omar Faruque Al Hadi.

After the hearing, Metropolitan Magistrate Syed Mohammad Mujibul Haq issued summons upon the accused to appear before it on May 21.

In his complaint, Tasnim mentioned that the daily ran two stories titled ''JMB's rise under the shelter of Jamaat-e-Islami'' on March 9 and ''JMB held a meeting with Jamaat-e-Islami and made bomb attacks'' on March 11, which were completely false and fabricated. These news were published to tarnish the image of Jamaat, he added.

Mizanur Rahman in his complaint mentioned that the daily published a news on March 10 headlined ''JMB with the help of Shibir created bombers across the country'' that was baseless and concocted.

Advocates Nazrul Islam and Golam Rahman Bhuiyan moved the cases on behalf of the complainants.

Case Against Jugantor
Former chairman of National Women's Corporation yesterday filed a defamation suit against the former editor, publisher and a reporter of the daily Jugantor for running "a series of defamatory stories on different dates".

Masuda Hossain filed the case with the CMM's court and the magistrate summoned the accused to appear before the court on May 21.

The accused are former editor of the daily Abed Khan, publisher Salma Islam and staff reporter Shafiul Alam Dolan.

Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokan and Advocate Taherul Islam moved the case on behalf of the complainant.