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A Dhaka Court on Sunday sentenced nine people including former Sonali Bank’s managing director Humayun Kabir to 17 years imprisonment in a case filed on charges of embezzling Tk 5.19 crore.
Judge Iqbal Hossain of Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-5 pronounced the verdict in the corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The other convicts are former Sonali Bank general manager Noni Gopal Nath, Deputy General manager Safiz Uddin Ahmed, assistant general manager Kamrul Hossain Khan, DMD Mainul Haque, executive officer Abdul Matin, Paragon printing and packaging Managing Director Saiful Islam Raja, its director Abdullah Al Mamun and Mandal Traders proprietor Makbul Hossain.
The court sentenced 10 years jail under Section 409 of penal code while seven more years under sections 420 and 109 in the case.
The court ordered concurrent execution of the sentences meaning that the convicts would need to serve the highest sentence for 10 years.
The court also awarded former deputy general manager Sheikh Altaf Hossain to five years jail under section 409 of penal code and three more years under section 109. But, he will have to serve five years jail as both punishments will be run concurrently.
The court also ordered to seize Tk 5.19 crore in favour of the state from each of the convict for compensating the loss caused by the misappropriation.
After the verdict, four convicts Mainul Haque, Sheif Altaf, Safiz Uddin Ahmed and Kamrul Hossain Khan who were present before the court during the verdict, sent to jail.
The court, however, issued arrest warrant against rest of the five fugitives in the case.
In 2013, the ACC filed the case with Ramna police station against the accused on charges of embezzling Tk5.19 crore from the state-owned bank.
