A rural businessman named Ziaul Haque from Cox’s Bazar has allegedly been targeted with a series of false cases aimed at seizing his shrimp farms. According to his wife, Nishat Tajnim Reshmi, a group led by Awami League leader Waz Karim Babul has filed more than 30 fabricated cases against her husband over the past three years. She claims the group, consisting of local criminals and political beneficiaries, is attempting to take control of their legally leased shrimp and salt fields in the Choufaldandi area.

Reshmi stated that the family’s livelihood and that of many workers depend on the business, which was established through a valid lease from local landowner Mostak Ahmed Chowdhury. She alleged that the police recently accepted a case against her husband instead of charging an armed suspect caught by locals. Ziaul Haque’s mother, Matiunnesa, also said the lease was legitimate and accused the group of trying to occupy the land while the owner was abroad.

Cox’s Bazar Sadar Model Police Station’s officer-in-charge Mohammad Sami Uddin said two cases have been filed and that the investigation will determine the actual offenders.