The court said in its verdict that the former prime minister received a lower sentence considering her ‘age and social status’. Khaleda, who was on bail, reached the court minutes before 2pm as her supporters clashed with the police on the streets of the capital Dhaka. ‘Dictated verdict’Describing the verdict as ‘dictated’, defence counsels said the court did not elaborate why Khaleda has been convicted and sentenced. “We will take the matter to the High Court and hope to get justice there,” he told the media outside the court. A year later, when the ACC pressed charges in court in August 2009, it dropped the names of Gias and Sayeed.

Source: bd News24 February 08, 2018 08:36 UTC