Khaleda Zia's son sentenced to seven years for money laundering

DHAKA: The eldest son of Bangladesh's opposition leader and former premier Khaleda Zia was today sentenced to seven years in prison for laundering nearly $2.5 million.

The High Court overturned a trial court's verdict that acquitted Tarique Rahman, 48, from money laundering charges.

The court sentenced him to seven years in prison and slapped a Taka 200 million fine.

The bench of justice Enayetur Rahim and Amir Hossain gave its verdict on an appeal by the Anti-Corruption Commission.

The court upheld the seven year sentence of Rahman's business partner, Giasuddin Al Mamun.

In November 2013, a Dhaka court acquitted Tarique, the Zia, over charges brought against him for siphoning off Taka 204.1 million (nearly USD 2.5 million) to Singapore between 2003 and 2007.