Golam Mostafa, a homeopath of Ramnagar, lodged the land-grabbing case yesterday against him and nine others with Godagari Police Station in Rajshahi saying the accused illegally occupied a piece of land he owns, measuring 13-decimals, at Dayingpara on April 13 last year.

The plaintiff said the accused grabbed the land and forced him to sign an agreement, which gave the land away to Godagari Banik Samity President Ashraful Haq.

Other accused people in the case include the ex-minister's maternal uncle and Godagari municipality BNP president Rafik Uddin, secretary and municipality Chairman Anwarul Islam, Tarikul Islam, Mofazzal, Tofazzal, Ahmed, Tarikul, Nazrul and Eltaz.

Meanwhile, Harunur Rashid, a farmer of Chanduria, lodged another case with Tanore Police Station in Rajshahi on Monday night accusing Aminul and four other BNP men of felling and stealing government-owned trees on both sides of Ajaripur-Ekhtarpur road between March and June 2005.

The plaintiff claimed the accused later misappropriated the money after selling the trees, which were worth around Tk 1.30 lakh.

Others accused in the case include: a close aide to Aminul Rajshahi district BNP general secretary Shis Mohammad and Chanduria union council chairman Mofiz Uddin.

Police arrested the other two accused in the case--Keramat and Abdul Karim -at Deotala early yesterday.

Earlier, two cases were filed against Aminul Haque in Bagmara for aiding militants of banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh.