A Dhaka court has sentenced disgraced businessman Proshanta Kumar Halder to 22 years in jail for money laundering and accumulating illegal wealth worth around Tk 4.25 billion. Thirteen others were handed seven-year jail terms in the case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission. Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-10 Judge Mohammad Nazrul Islam passed the verdict on Sunday. Four of the convicts, Sukumar Mridha, Anindita Mridha, Abantika Baral and Shanka Bepari, were in court for the verdict. They are Halder’s mother Lilabati Halder, Purnima Rani Halder, Uttam Kumar Mistri, Amitabh Adhikari, Pritish Kumar Halder, Rajib Shob, Subrata Das, Ananga Mohan Roy, and Swapan Kumar Mistri.

Source: bd News24 October 08, 2023 13:55 UTC