Hearing of extortion case against Hasina adjourned
Monday, 4 August 2008
The court Sunday adjourned the trial proceedings in the extortion case against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two others, reports BSS.
Judge M Ashraf Hossain set the new date as the prosecution counsels said, the complainant of the case could not appear before the court due to illness.
Azam J Chowdhury, a businessman lodged the case on July 16 last year alleging that he had paid about Tk 30 million to Sheikh Hasina through her cousin Sheikh Selim as they threatened
to cancel the work order for construction of a power plant when Awami League was in power during 1996-2001.
On that day, Hasina was arrested from her residence while Selim, a minister in her cabinet, was taken to custody earlier.
Judge M Ashraf Hossain set the new date as the prosecution counsels said, the complainant of the case could not appear before the court due to illness.
Azam J Chowdhury, a businessman lodged the case on July 16 last year alleging that he had paid about Tk 30 million to Sheikh Hasina through her cousin Sheikh Selim as they threatened
to cancel the work order for construction of a power plant when Awami League was in power during 1996-2001.
On that day, Hasina was arrested from her residence while Selim, a minister in her cabinet, was taken to custody earlier.