The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

A special court here yesterday sentenced former managing director of Sonali Bank Md Tahminur Rahman to eight years' imprisonment for acquiring wealth beyond his known sources of income and concealing information in his wealth statement.

Judge of the makeshift court in the Sangsad Bhaban compound AK Roy handed down the verdict after examining the witnesses and relevant documents. The convict is on the run.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) lodged the case on April 27 last with Ramna thana in the city, accusing him of amassing assets through illegal means and hiding information about his actual property in the statement submitted to the ACC.

Rahman was sentenced to five years in prison for acquiring property disproportionate to his known sources of income and three years for submitting untrue statement to the ACC.

The court also fined him Taka one lakh. In default, he will suffer three months more in jail. It also ordered confiscation of his assets worth Taka 62 lakh, acquired illegally, in favour of the state.

The punishment will be in force from the day he surrenders to the court or is arrested.