Cheque Bounce
Charge framed against ex-BNP lawmaker Monju
A Dhaka court yesterday framed charge against former BNP lawmaker Mujibur Rahman Monju (Kishoreganj-6) in a cheque bounce case.
Monju claimed himself innocent and demanded justice before the court after the charge was read out to him.
Judge Al Asad Mohammad Asifuzzaman of the Special Tribunal-11 fixed January 24, 2012 to start trial of the case.
According to the prosecution, it was alleged that Monju appointed Rezaul Karim, a garments businessman, a power of attorney and took Tk 1.20 crore from him for construction of a multi-storied building on his (Monju) land which he was given allotment from Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk).
Later, Rezaul pressed Monju to pay the money for delaying construction and Monju gave a cheque against the money on October 14 in 2009. But the cheque was dishonoured after it was submitted to the bank for withdrawal of money on November 23 the same year.
Rezaul filed the case against Monju with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court of Dhaka on November 7 of 2009.
Another case filed against Monju for acquiring wealth worth Tk 74.12 lakh beyond his known sources of income and concealing information about it, is now pending with the Special Judge's Court-3 of Dhaka.
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