BNP MP’s son detained over extortion allegations

Police
yesterday detained Khairul Islam Sajib, senior joint convener of Narayanganj
district Jubo Dal and son of BNP’s Narayanganj-3 (Sonargaon-Siddhirganj) MP
Azharul Islam Mannan, over allegations of extortion.
He was taken to the Detective Branch (DB) office of
Dhaka Metropolitan Police for questioning, the DMP media wing said in a message
yesterday.
Sajib was taken into custody from his house in Dhaka’s
Bashundhara residential area in the afternoon with assistance from DB, said
Narayanganj Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) Tarek Al Mehedi.
He was later brought to the office of the
superintendent of police in Narayanganj around 5:00pm for questioning.
“We have received complaints of extortion against him.
Following instructions from higher authorities, he was taken into custody from
his house. He cooperated with us and was brought to the SP office for
questioning,” said the police official.
After more than an hour of interrogation at the SP
office, Sajib was handed over to DMP DB on instructions from higher
authorities.
A senior Narayanganj district police official,
speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Daily Star that allegations of
extortion against Sajib began surfacing after the BNP came to power.
Recently, Sajib allegedly demanded money from the
owner of one of the country’s largest industrial conglomerates. Following the
incident, the business group lodged a complaint with the home ministry, the
official said.
Acting on instructions from higher authorities, law
enforcers took him into custody and questioned him over specific allegations of
extortion.
The official said although no case had been filed
against Sajib yet, the process was underway.
















