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Vol. 5 Num 746 Mon. July 03, 2006  
   
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Paban denied bail again


A Dhaka court yesterday rejected the bail petition of Aktar Hamid Paban, son of Chief Whip Khandakar Delwar Hossain, for the fourth time after he was arrested on charge of carjacking on June 7.

Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Shafique Anwar passed the order following the hearing.

Earlier, separate courts rejected Paban's bail petitions thrice saying that the charges brought against him were primarily proved. Moreover, Paban's accomplice Zahirul Islam Robin confessed to a magistrate that he and Paban were involved with an organised carjacking ring.

Moving the bail petition yesterday, Paban's lawyers argued that their client was implicated in the case as part of a conspiracy to harass him and since Robin did not mention him as a leader of any carjacking ring, he should be granted bail.

Opposing the petition for bail, the prosecution told the court that Paban was directly involved with carjacking and Robin's confessional statement proves it.

A Detective Branch (DB) team captured Paban on Bailey Road with a stolen Toyota Premio on June 7.

Three criminals in Motijheel hijacked the vehicle at gunpoint on October 13 last year.

DB produced Paban before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's court on June 8. The court then ordered to send him to jail rejecting the bail prayer.

The same court placed Robin on a four-day remand against the prayer of a 10-day one.