Extortion case against Hasina, Rehana shifted to sessions court
The Tk 2.99 crore extortion case against detained former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and their cousin Sheikh Selim was yesterday transferred to Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court for trial.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate AKM Enamul Haque, whose court has so far handled the case, passed the order after scrutinising the case docket and other relevant papers.
Azam J Chowdhury, managing director of Eastcoast Trading Pvt Ltd, laid the case against Hasina and Selim with Gulshan Police Station on June 13, accusing them of extorting Tk 2.99 crore from him.
The investigation officer of the case later included Rehana's name in the charge sheet following investigation.
Earlier on November 11, another court directed the authorities concerned to publish notice in two Bangla national dailies asking Rehana, who lives in the UK, to turn herself in to the court by November 18.
The same court on October 24 accepted the charge sheet of the case, issued warrant for Rehana's arrest and ordered the attachment of her property.
The investigation officer submitted the charge sheet to Dhaka's chief metropolitan magistrate's court on July 24, showing 24 people as prosecution witnesses.
Law enforcement agencies arrested Hasina in connection with the case on July 16 and produced her before a magistrate court, which sent her to jail custody.
Two more extortion cases and a graft case were filed against her with Tejgaon Police Station on April 9, June 13 and September 2.
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