The Orion Crew has filed a defamation lawsuit in search of Tk500 crore in compensation against Neutral Television for airing “defamatory and fraudulent experiences aimed at unfavorable the company’s recognition”.
The case has been filed with the 4th Joint District Possess Court, Dhaka this day (19 September), the company’s licensed expert Advocate Arifur Rahman instructed The Enterprise Traditional.
He mentioned the court has registered the case and arrangement the date for a hearing on its acceptance on 10 October.
Those listed as defendants are Neutral TV, its Editor-in-Chief and CEO M Shamsur Rahman and reporter Abdullah Al Rafi.
In step with a press originate by the Orion Crew this day, Neutral TV on 13 September normally broadcast a misleading listing alleging that Orion had embezzled funds from the authorities and laundered cash in a foreign country, the utilization of political connections in alternate, the overall while failing to present electricity from its seven power vegetation.
“Orion Crew strongly refutes these spurious claims. The corporate has consistently maintained corpulent compliance with national rules, and its Vitality Possess Agreements [PPAs] align with these of over a hundred a vogue of power producers in Bangladesh. Since 2011, Orion has supplied 16.9 billion kWh of electricity to the national grid from its six cutting-edge work, efficient, ambiance-friendly, and absolutely operational power vegetation, underscoring its dedication to the nation’s power wants,” the assertion reads.
The assertion further mentioned the allegations that Orion has misappropriated massive sums by loans taken for power plant projects and transferred these funds in a foreign country are entirely baseless.
“Orion Crew confirms that every person power plant installations and operations had been financed by a aggregate of its delight in funds and loans from each local and global financial institutions. No cash has been transferred in a foreign country. Enterprise operations normally require loans, and Orion has consistently repaid all its loans on time,” it mentioned.
Orion also categorically denied any involvement in cash laundering; all investments and funds remain absolutely disbursed interior Bangladesh, and not utilizing a transfers in a foreign country.
“Because of Neutral TV’s fraudulent listing, Orion has suffered vital damage to its recognition and alternate. In consequence, Orion has filed a defamation suit in search of Tk500 crore in damages,” mentioned the company in its assertion.
“The fraudulent claims and defamatory news experiences that had been aired are no longer only misleading, however also a violation of responsible journalism. These experiences, lacking truly-checking and proof, appear to be piece of an intentional effort to damage the recognition of Orion Crew.
“In light of this, Orion Crew has initiated precise hasten to be definite in actual fact established and that these accountable for spreading fraudulent facts are held to blame,” the assertion added.
The community has further mentioned the accusations bright the ownership of two foreign companies, one from Dubai and the a vogue of from China, were fraudulent.
