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| Alamgir Kabir, 36 JMB men sued for extortion |
| 2007-07-30 |
| An extortion case was filed against former BNP state minister and LDP leader Alamgir Kabir and 36 suspected JMB activists yesterday. M Ramzan Ali of Bisha village in Atrai upazila filed the case with a Naogaon court against Kabir and the 36 JMB men, including Abul Hossain Master, Abdus Sattar, Hemayet Hossain Himu and Nazrul Islam. Judge Syed Farook Ahmed ordered the officer-in-charge of Atrai Police Station to conduct further investigation. In his case statement, Ramzan Ali alleged that the JMB militants set up a camp in Atrai upazila and unleashed "a reign of terror in the area at the instruction of the former state minister". They used to abduct innocent people and realise toll from them. Another report from Natore says: Charges will be framed against former deputy minister for land Ruhul Kuddus Talukder Dulu on August 13 for patronising Islamist militants. District and Sessions Judge Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan fixed the date yesterday after preliminary hearing of the case. Selim Reza of Ramshar Kazipur village in Naldanga upazila filed the case on April 8 against 22 people including the deputy minister of the immediate-past BNP government. After investigation, Officer-in-Charge of Natore Police Station Zahidur Rahman submitted charge sheet against 33 people, including Dulu, on June 4. On last Thursday, Dulu and 88 others were sentenced to eight and seven years imprisonment in a case filed for arson and looting. |
| Posted by:Fred |