Woman faking PM’s signature remanded

Staff Correspondent: A court in Dhaka has granted a two-day remand for Hasina Begum who was arrested for allegedly counterfeiting the signature of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday evening.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Muhammad Mazharul Islam granted the remand on Monday.

Sub-Inspector (SI) of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station Abdul Malek, also the investigating officer of the case, produced the accused before the court, seeking a five-day remand for interrogating her.

Advocate Shafiqul Islam stood for the accused in the court seeking the bail of her.

The woman is the victim of the situation. She has been arrested following a prior enmity. There is no specific allegation against her, he claimed.

Shafiqul Islam also asked the court to reject the remand petition describing Hasina Begum as an old and sick woman.

Later, the court granted her the remand for two days after hearing prosecution and defence sides.

Gopal Ganesh Biswas, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station, said on Sunday evening the detained woman placed a recommendation to the authority of the university to admit a girl there forging the signature of the prime minister.

On suspicion, the university authority detained her and handed over to the police.

Hasina Begum has been cheating for long by forging the signatures of the government policy makers including the prime minister, the OC added.

It is learnt that Hasina Begum introducing herself as the chef of Gonobhaban met the vice-chancellor of the university and talked to him over phone.

risingbd/DHAKA/Feb 13, 2017/Mamun Khan/Amirul