Tarique Rahman's 7-year jail term suspended in money laundering case

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed the seven-year jail term of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman in a money laundering case.

The court also suspended the seven-year jail term of Tarique Rahman's friend and businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun in the same case, according to local media reports.

At the same time, the Appellate Division allowed to appeal against the seven-year jail sentence given to Tarique Rahman and Giasuddin Al Mamun in the case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

A three-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, passed the order.

Barrister Kayser Kamal stood for Tarique Rahman in the court. He was accompanied by Barrister Nasir Uddin Asim, Barrister Md. Zakir Hossain, Advocate Zakir Hossain, Adv. Maksud Ullah and Advocate Ajmal Hossain.

Earlier, the High Court scrapped the lower court's verdict that sentenced Gias Uddin Al Mamun to seven years' imprisonment in the case. He was acquitted at the same time.