From: Ezajur Rahman <ezajur.rahman@q8.com>
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Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2009 8:06:26 AM
Subject: [ALOCHONA] AL men sued in Gazipur over extortion
AL men sued in Gazipur over extortion
Courtesy New Age 5/4/9
Eight leaders and workers of the Kaligonj upazila unit of the Awami League and its youth front Juba League in Gazipur were sued over extortion by a local party leader, Kamal Uddin Dewan on Friday.
The accused are general secretary of the upazila Juba League unit, Mainul Islam, a member of the upazila AL unit, Bazlu, office secretary of the upazila Juba League unit, Akram and workers Kabir, Chatan, Sumon, Masud and Bhutto.
A member of the Kaliagonj upazila AL , Kamal, also elder brother of the owner of the construction firm, Sha Alam, filed the case with the police
station.
According to the police, Mainul Islam, general secretary of Kaligonj upazila Juba League, along with other party members, demanded Tk 10 lakh from a construction firm 'Sifat Enterprise' at Baligaon. But as the authorities of the firm refused to pay the money, a group of youths led by Mainul attacked the office of the construction firm on Wednesday. They looted, set fire to documents and beat the employees of the firm, the police said.
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