ACC submits charge sheet against Tarique, wife, mother-in-law
Appeals to the court for issuing warrants for arrest of Tarique’s wife, mother-in-law
The Anti-Corruption Commi-ssion on Monday submitted a charge sheet against former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s detained eldest son Tarique Rahman and his wife and mother-in-law for amassing illegal wealth and hiding information of assets in his wealth statement submitted to the Anti-Corruption Commission.....[ + ]
Release Hasina before April 4 or face movement: AL
The Awami League on Monday called upon the government to release Sheikh Hasina before the party launches a countrywide mass signature campaign on April 5, or face tougher action programmes...[ + ]
Naser Rahman gets 13 years in jail for graft
Former finance minister M Saifur Rahman’s eldest son Naser Rahman was jailed for 13 years on Monday for amassing illegal wealth and hiding assets in his wealth statement submitted to the Anti-Corruption Commission. Khandaker Kamaluzzaman, judge of the special judge’s court 9 in the Jatiya Sangsad complex, ordered confiscation of Tk 1.8 crore worth of Naser’s wealth, which is disproportionate to his legitimate sources of income...[ + ]
Paban jailed for 17 years for keeping illegal arms
A Dhaka Court on Monday sentenced Khandaker Akhter Hamid Paban, son of BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain, to 17 years rigorous imprisonment in an arms case. Metropolitan special tribunal judge Shafiul Azam also awarded the same punishment to four others — Paban’s maternal cousin Nahid alias Mota Nahid, Anwar Hossain, Masud Ali Apu and Delwar Hossain Ratan...[ + ]
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