Bangladesh: Lawsuit threat over PM ‘tail’ error

A supporter of Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina has threatened to sue a cinema over a spelling error that inadvertently said she had a “tail”. The Blockbuster cinema in Dhaka misspelled the correct title of the biopic, Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale. Hasina supporter Saad Chowdhury said the word tail was “elfish”; suggested part of an animal, […]

A supporter of Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina has threatened to sue a cinema over a spelling error that inadvertently said she had a “tail”.

The Blockbuster cinema in Dhaka misspelled the correct title of the biopic, Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale.

Hasina supporter Saad Chowdhury said the word tail was “elfish”; suggested part of an animal, and was humiliating.

He demanded the cinema correct the error and apologise publicly or face a lawsuit for $90m (£70m).

Bangladesh will hold a general election next month, with Prime Minister Hasina and her Awami League hoping to retain power.