A Dhaka court has sentenced Ismail Chowdhury Samrat, former president of the Dhaka Metropolitan South unit of the Jubo League, to 20 years in prison in two separate cases over illegal wealth accumulation and money laundering. The court also fined him Tk20 lakh and ordered an additional one year in jail in default of payment. Confirming the matter, bench assistant Fakir Zahidul Islam said the court handed Samrat 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment and a Tk10 lakh fine for amassing illegal wealth, with an additional six months’ jail in default of payment. In the money laundering case, he was sentenced to another 10 years in prison and fined Tk10 lakh, with a similar default clause. On July 17 last year, the same court framed charges against Samrat and ordered the trial to begin, cancelling his bail and issuing an arrest warrant.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 25, 2026 07:34 UTC