The New Nation - Internet Edition

Court Correspondent

Hearing on a seven-day remand will be held today in an extortion case filed against detained Tareque Rahman, elder son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and Senior Joint Secretary General of BNP.

Imtiaj Bhuiyan, Sub-Inspector of Gulshan Thana in the capital yesterday sought the remand, while Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sultan Mahmud fixed today (Thursday) to hear the remand in presence of the accused.

Aftab Uddin, proprietor of Reza Constructions, filed the case against seven persons including Tareque Rahman and detained businessman Gias Uddin Al-Mamun, for extortioning Taka one crore 32 lakh.

Meanwhile, Md Mamunur Rashid, fourth Subordinate District Judge of Dhaka yesterday granted the Daily Star editors time petition for the last time to submit written statement in a case filed against six Journalists of the daily including the Editor Mahfuz Anam by former Energy Adviser Mahmudur Rahman in default he will hear the case ex-parte.

Mahmudur accused the journalists of printing defamatory, imaginary, created and baseless news item against him in the daily on February 5, this year and he claimed Taka 15 crore for causing damage to his business, defamation to him and members of his family.