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Published : 13 Apr 2026, 07:42 PM
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has ordered "swift action" after news broke of an extortion attempt at the Center for Kidney Diseases (CKD) & Urology Hospital, prosecution has said.
Dhaka Metropolitan Public Prosecutor Omar Faruq Faruqi spoke during a hearing for four associates of prime suspect Moin Uddin, a former Jatiotabadi Jubo Dal activist.
"After the prime minister's directive, senior BNP leaders also visited the hospital to express their sympathy to Prof Kamrul Islam," Faruqi told the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam.
Calling for the maximum period of remand, the prosecutor described the hospital as a unique medical facility where thousands receive “free or low-cost treatment”.
"The entire nation is pained by this. People are trying to do good for the public, and even they are being targeted for Tk 500,000 in extortion," Faruqi said.
The court subsequently placed the four suspects -- Faruk Hossain Suman, Liton Mia, Falan Mia, and Md Rubel -- on a four-day remand.
They were arrested along with Moin by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) following a case filed by the hospital’s operation theatre in-charge, Abu Hanif.
According to the case statement, Moin and his associates had been demanding the money from the hospital staff for a long time.
On Apr 10, the group reportedly went to the complainant's residence in Shyamoli and threatened his wife, demanding immediate payment.
The suspects allegedly gathered a “mob” of 50 to 60 people in front of the hospital, staging a chaotic demonstration against Prof Kamrul in an attempt to disrupt emergency services, the complainant alleged.
"They tried to divert the entire incident into a different narrative and created an unstable environment at the hospital," the case statement read.
Police eventually arrived at the scene to restore order.
