James, Miles withdraw cases against Banglalink

Leading singer-musician James and renowned rock band Miles on Thursday withdrew the cases filed against mobile operator Banglalink and its four officials for allegedly breaching copyright laws.

The four accused are Erik Aas, chief executive officer of Banglalink Digital Communication Ltd, Nurul Alam, its chief compliance officer, Taimur Rahman, the chief corporate regulatory affairs officer, and Anik Dhar, head of VAS.

Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court granted the withdrawal appeal of James and Hamin Ahmed of Miles, according to defendants’ lawyer Md Matiur Rahman.

During the hearing, Manam Ahmed of Miles told the court that the case was filed over “misunderstanding” and that they did not want to pursue it anymore.

Four accused were also present in the court during the hearing.

On November 10 last year, Faruq Mahfuz Anam alias James appeared before Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate KM Emrul Kayesh and filed a case against Banglalink under the country’s copyright laws.