The former food minister was arrested from Dhaka’s Uttara on Nov 18Former food minister Qamrul Islam remanded again in two extortion casesA Dhaka court has placed former food minister and Awami League Presidium Member Qamrul Islam on a four-day remand in two extortion cases filed at the Kamrangirchar Police Station. Public Prosecutor Omar Faruq Faruqi said sub-inspectors Zahid Hasan and Palash Chandra Das, investigating officers in the two cases filed with Kamrangirchar police, sought a 10-day remand each in the two extortion cases. Later, the court rejected his bail plea and remanded him for four days in the two cases. Among the two extortion cases, a man named Sagir Ahmed Sujan filed a lawsuit with the court accusing Qamrul and 13 others on Sept 4. On Sept 7, a cable network businessman named Ali Ahmed initiated another case against 11 people, including Qamrul.

Source: bd News24 January 01, 2025 07:52 UTC