Ex-MP Abu Hena sued for extortion
A fresh lawsuit was filed against former BNP lawmaker Abu Hena yesterday on charge of extortion.
Ashraful Israil, a BNP activist of Suryapara village in Bagmara upazila filed the case with a Rajshahi Metroplitan Magistrate court against three persons including the former BNP lawmaker.
The other accused are BNP activists DM Fazlur Rahman and Asgor Ali.
Rajshahi Metropolitan magistrate Sayed Rabiul Alam recorded the statement of the plaintiff and ordered the officer-in-charge (OC) of Bagmara police station to take legal actions after investigation.
According to the case proceedings, Abu Hena, a former BNP lawmaker of Rajshahi-4 constituency, demanded Tk 2 lakh from the plaintiff in 2004 for sending him abroad.
The plaintiff alleged that the accused took Tk 1.5 lakh from him promising to send him abroad, but they did not keep the promise.
JHENIDAH
Meanwhile, Abdul Kuddus, a member of Ukri bil fishermen's association of Teltupi village filed a Tk 30 lakh extortion case with a Jhenidah court against former BNP lawmaker Shahidul Islam Master.
The other accused include former lawmaker's brother-in-law Shohidul Islam, Jubo Dal leader Dabir Uddin, Robiul Islam, Shamsul Islam, Rakibul, Ismail Hossain, Bablu and Asadul Haque.
Abdul Kuddus said that Ukri bil was leased out to them in fiscal year 2002-2003.
He alleged that when the BNP-Jamaat coalition was in power, the former BNP lawmaker of Jhenidah-3 constituency demanded Tk 30 lakh from them saying that they would not be allowed to catch fish from the bil unless they paid him the money.
Later, they paid him Tk 28 lakh on April 15, 2003. But the accused barred them from fishing as they could not provide him the rest of the money.
The officer-in-charge (OC) of Moheshpur police station said the court had directed them to take necessary step in this regard.
Comments