Sylhet city AL leader suspended

Sylhet city unit of Awami League suspended its organising secretary Saleh Ahmed Shalim over an allegation of extortion against him.

The decision came from an emergency meeting of the AL unit on Wednesday night after a case was filed against him, said its president Mashuk Uddin Ahmed.

The city unit AL issued a show-cause notice to Saleh and formed a three-member committee to investigate the matter, he said.

Saleh is also councillor of ward-22 of Sylhet City Corporation and a lawyer of Sylhet District Bar Association.

Recently, voluntary organisation "Trinamul Nari Uddokta Society" was planning a fair on Shahjalal Upasahar field.

Its organiser Anita Das Gupta filed a case with Shahporan Police Station on March 6 saying Saleh demanded a huge sum to hold the fair. As he failed to get the extortion money, he stopped the fair's arrangement.

Despite repeated attempts, this correspondent could not reach Saleh as his phones were found switched off.