Extortion case filed against Mamun in Tongi power plant deal
Staff Correspondent
A Tk 5 crore extortion case was filed against Giasuddin Al Mamun, business partner and close friend of Tarique Rahman, with Gulshan Police Station last night.Khadiza Islam, chairman of a firm, which is the local work agent of Chinese Harbin Power Engineering, filed the case. In the case statement the complainant said her company won a work order for Tongi 80-megawatt power plant as the lowest bidder in October 2002 but the file remained stuck at the ministry concerned. On October 2, 2002 Mamun called her to his Banani office and demanded Tk 5 crore for final release of the work order. He also threatened her of dire consequences if she does not provide the amount. Khadiza got the work order released from the ministry after she promised to pay the money. The complainant also mentioned that a few months later she deposited Tk 4.5 crore to Mamun's account with a Singapore bank as per his direction. Khadiza said in April 2006 Mamun again demanded money and pressured her to deposit two cheques each of Tk 25 lakh to Mamun's account with HSBC Gulshan branch.
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