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| Warrant issued against Rehana |
| 2007-10-25 |
| An arrest warrant was issued yesterday against Sheikh Rehana, sister of detained Awami League (AL) chief Sheikh Hasina, along with an order to attach all her properties in connection with a Tk 2.99 crore extortion case. After scrutinising the case docket and other relevant documents, Metropolitan Magistrate ABM Abdul Fattah accepted the charge sheet of the case and passed the order. The court issued the order following a prayer submitted by the investigation officer (IO) of the case showing Rehana fugitive. Meanwhile, while commenting on the order, Sheikh Rehana, who is currently in the US, told BBC Radio Bangla Service, "I'm really disappointed and disheartened at such a false case against me &0151; the arrest warrant and the attachment of my wealth. What's the reason for this? This is just to humiliate me and this is evil-intentioned." Azam J Chowdhury, managing director of Eastcoast Trading Pvt Ltd, filed the case on June 13 against former prime minister Hasina and her cousin Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim with Gulshan Police Station, accusing them of extorting Tk 2.99 crore from him. Rehana's name was later included in the charge sheet as the IO found her involvement in the extortion during investigation. The other two accused, Hasina and Sheikh Selim, were arrested earlier and are currently detained in different prisons. |
| Posted by:Fred |