Ex-Sunamganj mayor lands in jail over giving Rohingyas birth certificates

SUNAMGANJ, Jan 26 (UNB): A Sunamganj court on Monday sent former panel mayor Hossain Ahmed Rasel to jail rejecting his bail plea in a case over his involvement in issuing fake birth certificates to two Rohingyas.

Hossain Ahmed Rasel surrendered before the court around noon in the case and sought bail.

"The court turned down his plea," said court Inspector Selim Newaz.

Arrest warrants were issued for Sunamganj Municipality Mayor Nader Bakht, Rasel, District Bar Association member Kawsar Alam, municipality's birth registrar Md Selim Uddin, and its assistant VAT officer Pizush Kanti Talukder on January 20.

Nader and Kawsar secured bail from the court next day.

According to case details, two Rohingyas went to Sunamganj from Teknaf camp with the help of four men to get passports with fake documents on April 4, 2019. The four men are residents of the district's Jamalganj upazila.