A Dhaka court on Sunday sentenced expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia to four years in prison in a money laundering case, reports BSS.
Judge Md Monjurul Hossain of Dhaka Special Judge Court-8 delivered the verdict in Papia's absence.
The court also fined her Tk 5 lakh, with an additional three months' imprisonment in default of payment.
The court acquitted four others, including Papia's husband, Mofijur Rahman alias Sumon Chowdhury, as the prosecution failed to prove the charges against them, court clerk Foijur Rahman told BSS.
According to case documents, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Papia, her husband, and two associates at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on February 22, 2020.
They were found in possession of counterfeit banknotes and large amounts of both local and foreign currency.
Subsequent raids on two of their luxury apartments on Indira Road in the capital uncovered a foreign-made pistol, two magazines, 20 bullets, five bottles of foreign liquor, and Tk 58.41 lakh in cash, among other items.
The money laundering case was filed with Gulshan Police Station. Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Inspector Ibrahim Hossain submitted the charge sheet against five individuals, including Papia, on December 27, 2021.
The court framed charges on August 21, 2022.
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