Photojournalist arrested on extortion charge

Boalia police said they arrested Nazrul Islam Zulu, who works for the daily Ittefaq, and sent him to jail custody as he was found involved in an extortion case in a primary police investigation.

Shamsur Rahman Rumu, owner of a computer centre at Seroil area, filed a case accusing Zulu that he demanded Tk 20,000 as toll from the trader.

Zulu also threatened him to kill when he declined to pay, the trader alleged.

Police said Zulu was accused in two other cases including one for assaulting a ward commissioner.

He was earlier arrested twice a few months ago, but was released for he was carrying anticipatory bail from the higher court.