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Tk 3cr Extortion

Charges against Hasinasetto be withdrawn

Court Correspondent
The government has decided to withdraw the Tk 3 crore extortion case against Awami League Chief Sheikh Hasina following the complainant’s application to the home ministry for dropping charges against her.
Businessman Azam J Chowdhury, the complainant, had also given statement before the trial court where he said that he did not bring any allegation against the Al. chief
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during filing of the case.
The home ministry then sent a letter asking the district magistrate to take initiative for withdrawal of the case.
In the letter, Mohammad Sujatet Ullah, deputy secretary (Law) of the Home Ministry, said the government has decided not to proceed with the case.
District Magistrate Muhammad Abdul Hamid Jamaddar yesterday sent the matter to the Dhaka Metropolitan public prosecutor and the special public prosecutor for taking necessary steps to withdraw the case.
Meanwhile, Dhaka Metropolitan Public Prosecutor Ehsanul Haq Samaji informed the district magistrate that the High Court (HC) had earlier stayed the proceedings of the case following a writ petition filed by Hasina. So necessary steps will be taken after disposal of the writ petition, Samaji said.
The letter did not mention anything about Sheikh Rehana, sister of Hasina, and their cousin Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim as they were also charge sheeted in the case.
On June 13, 2007, Azam J Chowdhury filed the case with Gulshan Police Station against Hasina and Selim on charges of ext ortingTk 2.99 crore from him.
The then officer-in-charge (OC) of Gulshan Police Station Obaidul Haq, also the investigation officer (IO) of the case, pressed charges against Hasina, Selim and Rehana on July 24, 2007. The IO included Rehana's name in the charge sheet after investigation.
NOOR ALI S CASE
Earlier on November 5 last year, Tejgaon police cleared Hasina of the Tk 5 crore extortion case filed by businessman Noor Ali on June 13,2007, as the charge brought against her was not proved.
Hasina was also cleared of another case filed by business-
man Tajul Islam Farook on charge of extorting Tk 3 crore, as the complainant had earlier submitted an affidavit to the IO saying that he had no allegation against Hasina.
Barge-Mount, Niko and MiG-29 graft cases filed against Hasina were earlier stayed following the HC orders.