Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- The High Court on Sunday summoned Supreme Court lawyer Barrister M Sarwar Hossain over allegedly derogatory remarks made against a judge at a press conference without presenting any evidence.

It asked him to appear before court on November 26.

The court also issued a contempt of court rule against him, asking why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him over his remarks.

A High Court bench comprising Justice JBM Hasan and Justice Aziz Ahmed Bhuiyan passed the suo motu order and asked him to appear in person on November 26 and explain his role.

It also directed the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to remove the video of the press conference containing his remarks against the jud...