US EditionBangladesh court sentences exiled opposition leader to 9 years in jail on corruption charges
- Tarique Rahman, son and heir apparent of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, has been sentenced to nine years in prison by a court in Bangladesh. The sentence was delivered in absentia as Rahman has been in self-imposed exile since 2008 and is currently leading the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party from London.
- Rahman's wife, Zubaida Rahman, was also sentenced to three years in prison in absentia. The opposition party has rejected the verdict, claiming it is politically motivated to keep Rahman out of politics.
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Bangladesh court sentences son of former prime minister to 9 years for corruption
A court in Bangladesh sentenced former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's son and heir apparent on Wednesday to nine years in prison after finding the opposition leader guilty in a corruption case filed by the government in 2007. Judge Mohammed Asaduzzaman of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge’s Court delivered the sentence in absentia to Tarique Rahman. He also gave a three-year sentence in absentia to Rahman's wife, Zubaida Rahman, who also liv…
Bangladesh court sentences exiled opposition leader to 9 years in jail on corruption charges
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A court in Bangladesh sentenced former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s son and heir apparent on Wednesday to nine years in prison after finding the opposition leader guilty in a corruption case filed by the government in 2007.
Bangladesh court jails acting opposition BNP chief, wife
A Bangladesh court on Wednesday sentenced "fugitive" acting chairman of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Tarique Rahman to nine years in jail and his wife to three years for accumulating wealth beyond their declared income.
Bangladesh court sentences exiled opposition leader to nine years in jail on corruption charges
A court in Bangladesh sentenced former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s son and heir apparent on Wednesday to nine years in prison after finding the opposition leader guilty in a corruption case filed by the government in 2007.
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