Court summons ex-DB officer Nazmul, three others in fraud case

A Dhaka court on Wednesday summoned four people, including former Detective Branch (DB) Senior Assistant Police Commissioner Md Nazmul Haque, to appear before it by 19 August in a case filed over fraud and criminal intimidation.

The other accused are former Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Dhanmondi Police Station Muhammad Saiful Islam, Saidur Rahman Habib and Mokarram Hossain Jimi.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbub Alam passed the order after taking cognisance of the investigation report submitted by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), said the complainant's lawyer Advocate Afzal Hossain Mridha.

Earlier, in 2024, Majumdar Arifur Rahman filed the case before the court, which subsequently ordered the CID to investigate the matter. Following the investigation, CID Inspector Ziaul Morshed submitted the report to the court on 21 May.

According to the report, a dispute arose between Atikur Rahman, owner of a sweater company, and Saidur Rahman Habib over business transactions.

A case was later filed against Atikur Rahman, who was subsequently arrested. The report alleged that the accused had coerced him into signing cheques and had taken financial benefits in the name of a settlement.