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| Ex-MP Abu Hena sued for extortion |
| 2007-08-15 |
| 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. |
| Posted by:Fred |