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Writ plea not for fugitive convict

Govt challenges Shah Alam's petition against realising Tk 52crfrom*his company

Ashutosh Sarkar
The attorney general's (AG) office yesterday challenged the authority of Bashuhdhara Group Chairthah Ahthbd Akbar Sobhan Shah Alam for filing a writ petition with the High Court as a fugitive convict.
Shah Alam on Sunday filed the writ petition challenging the then caretaker government's action of taking Tk 52 crore from his company Meghna Cement Mills Limited.
Challenging the petitioner’s authority, the AG office said Ahmed Akbar Sobhan Shah Alam, the managing director of the company, is a fugitive from justice, and he has no authority to file such petition with this court.
Shah Alam was sentenced to a total of 10 years' imprisonment in two cases filed on charges of money laundering and tax
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dodging during the caretaker government. He, however, did not surrender before the trial court in connection with any of the cases.
Petitioner's counsel barrister Rafique-Ul Huq told the court that his client has filed the petition challenging the caretaker government’s action of taking the money from his company [Shah Alam] through pay orders under pressure and threat.
Following the petition, the High Court yesterday issued a rule upon the government to explain under what authority it has taken the money from Meghna Cement Mills Limited authorities, and why it should not be directed to refund the money.
While asked about the jurisdiction of Ahmed Akbar Sobhan of filing this writ petition, Attorney General Mahbubey /Mam yesterday told The Daily Star that he (Akbar Sobhan) is a fugitive from the law, and he has no right to move such petition before the High Court.
"We have pointed out the matter during the hearing of the petition before the High Court. We have nothing to do if the High Court allows him to move the writ petition in spite of out objection, "he said.
Deputy Attorney General Nahid Mahtab who opposed the petition during its hearing yesterday said that Ahmed Akbar Sobhan filed the writ petition on Sunday and the AG office received its copy yesterday.
Nahid said Ahmed Akbar Sobhan himself sworn the affidavit for filing the petition.
”1, Ahmed Akbar Sobhan. son of late Alhaj advocate Abdus Sobhan of 125/A. Bashundhara residential area, Block-A, Dhaka, aged about 60 years, by faith Muslim, by profession businessman, by nationality Bangladeshi by birth, do hereby solemnly affirm and say as follows- that I am the managing director of the petitioner com pany in this case and as such I am acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case and component to swear this affidavit," Nahid Mahtab quoted the affidavit.