Ex-MP Abdur Rahman Bodi arrested in Ctg
He was arrested from Chattogarm’s GEC area tonight (20 August), RAB-7 Senior Assistant Director (Media) Md Sharif-ul-Alam told The Business Standard.
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Abdur Rahman Bodi, a former member of parliament from Cox's Bazar-4 (Ukhiya-Teknaf) constituency, in an attempted murder case filed in Teknaf.
He was arrested from Chattogarm's GEC area tonight (20 August), RAB-7 Senior Assistant Director (Media) Md Sharif-ul-Alam told The Business Standard.
Bodi is a two-time Member of Parliament from Cox's Bazar-4 (Ukhiya-Teknaf) constituency. He was denied nomination in the December 2018 national election in the face of fierce criticism for his involvement in various illicit activities including yaba smuggling, according to media reports.
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On 17 December 2007, the the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case against Bodi for hiding information of Tk56,11,500 and amassing Tk79.37 lakh from unknown sources of income.
Later, when the accused secured a stay order from the High Court, the proceedings of the case were halted for a long time.
After filing an appeal against this order, the proceedings of the case finally resumed in 2017. After that, the defendant applied to the Chattogram District Judge Court seeking exemption from the case.
Rejecting that appeal, the court ordered the resumption of the trial on 13 September 2020, by framing the charges against Bodi.
