A Dhaka court has acquitted former Shariatpur-1 MP and Awami League organizational secretary BM Mozammel Haque in a case filed over an alleged demand for Tk 25 lakh in extortion. The verdict was delivered on Sunday, April 5, 2026, by Judge Mahmuda Akhter of Dhaka’s 14th Additional Metropolitan Sessions Court. Despite the acquittal, Mozammel will not be released from prison as he faces several other pending cases, according to his lawyer Md Liton Mia.

The case was filed by businessman Khalilur Rahman, who alleged that before the 2014 national election, Mozammel demanded Tk 25 lakh for election expenses and threatened to abduct him if he failed to pay. Rahman later claimed that Mozammel used political influence to disrupt his business in Shariatpur. The case was lodged on August 24, 2024, after the fall of the Awami League government. Mozammel was arrested by the Detective Branch from Dhaka’s Niketan area on October 5, 2025, and has been in custody since then.

The trial began on April 1, 2026, when the complainant told the court he had no objection to Mozammel’s acquittal, leading to the verdict announced four days later.