A Chittagong court yesterday sent BNP joint secretary general Aslam Chowdhury back to jail in eight check fraudulence cases. Chittagong metropolitan magistrate Abdul Kader passed the order after a police team produced Aslam before the court, said court bench assistant Kafil Uddin.
“When Aslam Chowdhury was produced before the court in connection to the eight cases of loan default, the court sent him to jail,” said Nirmalendu Bikash Chakrabarty, Assistant Deputy Commissioner (Prosecution) of Chittagong Metropolitan Police.
From 2013 to 2015, Aslam Chowdhury took a total of Tk 36.80 crore in loan from the Pubali Bank of CDA Chittagong branch on different terms, said court sources.
Although Aslam gave check of Jamuna Bank to Pubali bank for repaying loans but the check was rejected by the bank authority due to insufficient balance.
Later, assistant general manager of Pubali Bank, CDA corporate branch SM Yeahia filed eight cases against Aslam from 2013 to 2015 for cheque fraudulence.