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| Another extortion case against ex- Pabna BNP MP Anwarul |
| 2007-07-03 |
| Another extortion case has been filed against former BNP lawmaker KM Anwarul Islam. Local BNP leader Wares Ali filed the case with Pabna Cognisance Court-2 on Sunday. This is the third extortion case filed in about two weeks against Anwarul, elected from Pabna 3 constituency in 2001. Anwarul's wife Shiddika Anwar, senior vice-president of Chatmoher upazilla BNP Belalur Rahman and Bhangura BNP leader Rezaul Karim were also accused in the case. Wares Ali alleged that Anwarul Islam demanded Tk 5 lakh for lease of an eight-acre water body in Briboalia in Bhangura upazila in 2003 during the 4-party alliance government. The complainant paid the then lawmaker Tk 3.91 lakh but did not get lease of the water body. Wares Ali said in the complaint that he could not file case earlier fearing retaliation by the lawmaker's musclemen. Earlier on June 25, Wares Ali filed an extortion case against Anwarul Islam, his wife and Rezaul Haque with the same court alleging that the former lawmaker and his wife had demanded Tk 5 lakh for permission to arrange a circus show on Bhangura High School ground last year to raise funds for the school. He had paid them Tk 2.17 lakh, the complainant said. The court ordered investigation into the allegation. |
| Posted by:Fred |