Staff Reporter

An anti-graft court yesterday sentenced Giasuddin Al Mamun, a controversial businessman and closed friend of ex-PM Khaleda Zia’s son Tarique Rahman, to 10 years in prison and his wife three years for acquiring wealth illegally.
The seventh special court set up in parliament compound also fined Mamun Tk 10 lakh, in
default of which he has to spend one more year behind bars.
The court also ordered confiscation of property of around Tk 111 crore, which the couple had hide in their wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). [Read more]