Cheating Case
Ex-BNP lawmaker Matiur Talukder gets 3yrs in jail
Our Correspondent, Barisal
A court in Barguna yesterday sentenced former BNP lawmaker Matiur Rahman Talukdar to three years rigorous imprisonment in a cheating case.The court also fined MatiurTk10,000, in default he is to suffer another six months in jail. Nizam Peyada of Nangapara village under Amtali upazila filed the case against Matiur, also the general secretary of BNP district unit, with Amtali upazila magistrate's court on March 29. In the case statement, Nizam alleged that the former lawmaker from Barguna-3 constituency took Tk 30,000 from him in June 2003, promising him a job. The complainant further stated that Matiur failed to keep his promise and refused to return the money. Matiur surrendered before Barguna District Judge's Court on June 18 and sought bail in the case. But the court rejected the bail prayer and sent him to jail hajat. Magistrate Anupom Kumar Barua, after hearing arguments from both sides, pronounced the verdict in the afternoon.
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