Shamsul Haque Tuku sent to jail in extortion case

Court rejects bail plea of Shamsul Haque Tuku in extortion case. Photo- UNB

Pabna, Jan 6 - A court in Pabna on Monday rejected the bail plea of former deputy speaker and MP from Pabna-1, Shamsul Haque Tuku, in a case under the Speedy Trial Act related to extortion charges.

Senior Judicial Magistrate Mostfijur Rahman issued the order on Monday, said Rashidul Islam, inspector of the Pabna court.

Tuku was presented in court under tight security, and his appearance was met with protests by agitating students from the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.

They threw shoes and eggs at his car while chanting slogans demanding his trial.

Mirza Mehedi Hasan, a businessman from Birsalikhar in Bera, filed a case in the Pabna court on November 6 under the Speedy Trial Act.

Mehedi Hasan alleged that Tuku, along with several associates, extorted money and seized his land and market on May 6, 2014.

Apart from Tuku, 11 people including his brother former municipal mayor Abdul Baten and Tuku's son former municipal mayor Asif Shams Ranjan were accused in the case.

A chargesheet was submitted to the court on November 24 of last year. - UNB