Commerce Minister's PA faces extortion charge
Our Correspondent, Patuakhali
Two criminal cases were filed with a Patuakhali Magistrate court on Sunday accusing Khalilur Rahman, Personal Assistant (PA) of Commerce Minister Altaf Hossain Chowdhury, for extortion. Another case was filed against Dumki Upazila BNP President Prof Baha Uddin Bahar yesterday with the same court, charging him for alleged extortion.All three cases were sent to the Officer-in-Charge of Dumki thana for 'necessary action', court and police sources said. The sources said, Baha Uddin Bahar had filed a case with the Magistrate Court on February 5 against Khalilur Rahman and 13 others for alleged extortion. In the case, Bahar alleged that 13 people, ordered by Khalihur Rahman, attacked him in front of Dumki Janata College Thursday evening, snatched Tk 20,000 and demanded Tk 6 lakh toll from him. On the same day, Golam Mortuza Sukkur, Chairman of Angaria Union Parishad, also a local BNP leader, filed a case with the same court accusing the 14 including Khalilur Rahman. In the case, Sukkur alleged that they attacked him near Taltala Bazar at about 2 pm on Thursday, snatched money and assaulted him. On Monday Saiful Alam Mridha president of Dumki Jubo Dal upazila, filed another case accusing 11 persons including Prof Baha Uddin Bahar, president of Dumki upazila BNP for attacking him and demanding Tk one lakh toll. Mentionably, Saiful Alam Mridha was defeated in Labukhali Union Parishad by-polls held on January 31, allegedly because he was not supported by party men led by Baha Uddin and Khalilur Rahman. On Thursday at Dumki upazila headquarters, UP chairman Golam Mortuza Sukkur was attacked allegedly by Saiful Alam and his men when he was going to attend a public meeting of Commerce Miminster Altaf Hossain Chowdhury.
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