Detained former BNP lawmaker M Naser Rahman, son of former finance minister M Saifur Rahman, and ex-BRTC chairman Toymur Alam Khondaker were remanded yesterday on different terms in connection with graft and cheating cases.

The hearing on a seven-day remand prayer by Dhanmondi police in connection with a case filed against former communications minister barrister Nazmul Huda for extorting Tk 1 crore from Uttara Motors Limited will be held today.

CASE AGAINST FALU'S WIFE
Senior Special Judge Mohammad Azizul Haq of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court passed the order and directed officer-in-charge (OC) of Motijheel Police Station to attach her properties immediately.

Earlier, on July 5 the same court issued an arrest warrant against Falu's wife after Mohammad Masudur Rahman Masud, deputy tax commissioner of Tax Circle of the NBR, filed the case.

The court also directed Motijheel OC to implement the arrest warrant and submit a report by yesterday whether she was arrested or not.

The court fixed Monday for next hearing of the case.

In his complaint, Masud said Mahbuba evaded Tk 1.58 crore income tax from 2001 to 2006.

Mahbuba repeatedly gave false information to the income tax department about her real income and expenditure and did not show her income tax returns, the complainant added.

She also did not submit statement about her salary received from ntv, even though she had withdrawn Tk 9,60,000 from the satellite TV channel.

After a long investigation, the Central Intelligence Cell found out about her taking salary from ntv, Masud added.

CASE AGAINST NASER
Another Dhaka court yesterday placed Naser on a five-day remand in connection with a graft case filed for submitting false statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Metropolitan Magistrate Jagannath Das Khokon passed the order after ACC Deputy Director Golam Shahriar Chowdhury, also the investigation officer (IO) of the case, produced him before the court with a seven-day remand prayer.

In his forwarding report, the IO said he would quiz Naser to gather information about his ill-gotten wealth, his sources of income and whereabouts of the wealth.

The defence lawyers sought cancellation of the remand prayer saying their client would be tortured if he is placed on remand.

After hearing both the sides, the court rejected the defence plea and granted a five-day remand.

On May 27, ACC Deputy Director Moniruzzaman Khan filed the case with Gulshan Police Station against Naser and his wife Rizina Naser.

In the case statement, the complainant said Naser and his wife did not mention properties worth Tk 4.90 crore in their wealth statement.

Naser is now in jail while his wife did not get bail from any court.

TOYMUR CASE
Metropolitan Magistrate ABM Abdul Fattah yesterday placed ex- BRTC chairman Toymur on a three-day remand in connection with an extortion case.

The court passed the order after SI Arshed Ali of Paltan police, also the IO, produced him and sought a seven-day remand for interrogation.

Mohammad Fazlul Haque, a leader of Dhaka Light Vehicles and CNG-Autorickshaw Owners and Workers Association, filed the case on July 5.

In the case statement, the complainant mentioned that in May 2003, the accused pressurised him to include 50 fake names in the list of 200 deprived petrol-run autorickshaw drivers who were entitled to get CNG autorickshaws.

Fazlul also alleged that later Toymur took the 50 CNG autorickshaws.

Joint forces arrested Toymur on April 18 from his Gulshan residence.

HUDA'S REMAND HEARING
The hearing on a seven-day remand prayer to interrogate Huda in connection with an extortion case will be held today.

Managing Director of Uttara Motors Ltd Matiur Rahman on July 5 filed the case against Huda with Dhanmondi Police Station complaining that he had forced the company to pay Tk 1 crore.

According to the case statement, Huda 'threatened to kill' the complainant and shut his business if he failed to make the payment.

A scared Rahman paid Huda Tk 50 lakh at his office on three dates-- December 1, 2002; Feb 19, 2003; and March 11, 2003. The rest Tk 50 lakh was given in cash at Huda's residence.

The joint forces arrested Huda from his Dhanmondi residence on February 4 on charges of corruption.