Police boosted security across Bangladesh on Tuesday fearing violent protests after ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was arrested on extortion charges.
Hasina, 59, who was prime minister from 1996 to 2001, was denied bail on Monday and ordered to be held in jail until her trial. She is being detained in a building inside the National Parliament complex that has been converted into a high security jail, authorities said.
Defense lawyer Abdul Matin Khasru said Hasina is accused of extorting about US$441,000 (€320,000) from a company in return for allowing it to build a power station while she was in office.
News via IHT
Jul 17, 2007
Security stepped-up after Hasina arrest
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