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| Bangla court orders Hasina's sister to surrender |
| 2007-11-12 |
| A Bangladesh court on Sunday ordered the only sister of detained former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to surrender herself within the next seven days to face extortion charges. Hasina’s younger sister Sheikh Rehana - now living abroad - was recently implicated by the army-backed interim government in an extortion case in which Hasina is one of the principal accused. “As per the order Rehana must surrender by Nov 18, otherwise the court might take other legal steps to bring her to book,” a court registrar said. Hasina has been detained at a house within the sprawling compound of Bangladesh’s parliament in Dhaka since July 16, accused of extorting around $1 million for two businessmen during her tenure between 1996 to 2001. |
| Posted by:Fred |