Zakir Hossain Nannu, owner of Bisharad Trade International, filed the case with Tejgaon Police Station in Dhaka, accusing the two of extorting Tk 15 lakh from him.

The complainant said he had got a Tk 6.10 crore work order from Bangladesh Krira Parishad for construction of Barisal divisional physical training college on October 10, 2004.

Five days later, the complainant said in the case statement, Akkas called him over phone and asked him not to start the work before meeting Sarwar at his Dhaka residence.

Akkas also asked the contractor to give Sarwar five percent of the project expenditure. The complainant alleged that Azizul threatened to kill him if he started work.

Nannu said he later met Sarwar at his Sangsad Bhaban residence where the mayor threatened to kill him if he started work without paying him the toll.

Besides, he was forced to sign on a blank stamp.

The complainant also mentioned that he provided Tk 4 lakh through a cheque (No CD-7564255) of Shantinagar Branch of Uttara Bank, which Sarwar cashed on January 24, 2006.

He also alleged that Akkas has been issuing threat on him for rest of the money.

Our Barisal correspondent adds: Akkas told The Daily Star that he was a working partner of the project and Nannu implicated him in the case as he had filed a case against Nannu earlier following a dispute over profit sharing of the same construction project.