Ex-army major arrested for extortion
Tuesday, 11 September 2007
A former army major, Sujan Ahmed, has been arrested with Tk 50,000 in extorted cash and a pistol and remanded for one day, police said Monday. Investigating officer Didarul Islam, a sub-inspector of Mohammadpur Police Station, said the owner of the overseas employment agency, Mahinur Miah, filed the case against the ex-army officer on charges of conning money from his firm. Didarul said Sujan was forced out of his job on Bangladesh Army but could not confirm when.