SC dismisses four extortion cases against Tarique Rahman

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a High Court order that dismissed four extortion cases filed against BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman with several police stations in Dhaka.

A four-member bench led by Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam passed the order rejecting the leave-to-appeals submitted by the state earlier.

Additional Attorney General Barrister Anik R Haq representing the state during the hearing confirmed the matter, saying that the appeals were rejected.
In 2007, several people filed extortion cases against the BNP Acting Chairman with Gulshan, Kafrul, Shahbagh and Dhanmondi police stations during the army-backed caretaker government.