A case has been filed against 11 people, including former Deputy Speaker and former MP of Pabna-1 constituency Shamsul Haque Tuku, his son Asif Shams Ranjan, former mayor of Bara municipality and Tuku's brother, former mayor Abdul Baten.
This case was filed yesterday in Pabna Administrative Court-1 under the Speedy Trial Act on charges of encroachment, extortion, money embezzlement and intimidation in Pabna. The plaintiff in the case is Mirza Mehdi Hasan, a resident of Brishalikha Mohalla of Bara Municipal Sadar. He is a businessman by profession and former general secretary of BNP Ward No. 1 of Bara Municipality.
Advocate Nazmul Hossain Shaheen, the plaintiff's lawyer, confirmed this information. He said that Judge Morshedul Alam of Pabna Administrative Court-1 took cognizance of the case and ordered an investigation by registering the case as an FIR at Bara Model Police Station. The main accused in the case, Tuku, was arrested and is in jail. His son and brother are absconding since August 5. Because of this, their statements were not available. Accused No. 4 Bara Paur Awami League general secretary Nazrul Islam tried several times on Wednesday afternoon and found his phone switched off.
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