Bangladesh minister steps down after obscenity-filled Facebook Live, leaked phone call

Bangladesh’s Minister for Information Murad Hasan resigned on Tuesday after a slew of recent controversies landed him in hot water.

Bangladesh’s Minister for Information Murad Hasan resigned on Tuesday after a slew of recent controversies landed him in hot water.

Awami League leader Murad Hasan (48) sparked a political row after he allegedly made obscene remarks about Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia, her son Tareq Rahman and granddaughter Jaima Rahman on Facebook Live.