Dhaka, Bangladesh Global: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday acquitted BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his businessman Gias Uddin Al Mamun from a money laundering case charge.
They were sentenced to seven years' of imprisonment by the High Court in this case.
A four-member tribunal, led by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed, issued this order, said the defendants' lawyer Adv Md Maksud Ullah.
On December 10, 2024, the Appellate Division granted leave to appeal in the case following a petition by Mamun.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case on October 26, 2009, with Cantonment Police Station in Dhaka, accusing Mamun of laundering Tk 20.41 crore to Singapore.
According to the case statement, Mamun received the amount from Khadija Islam, chairman of Nirman Construction Company Ltd, in exchange for awarding the contract for an 80MW power plant in Tongi.
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