Paragon Knit MD, 7 others jailed for 17-year in graft case

A Dhaka court on Sunday convicted and sentenced eight people including the managing director (MD) of Paragon Knit Composite Ltd. to 17-year imprisonment each in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

The convicts are Paragon Knit Composite Ltd. MD Md Saiful Islam Raja, its director Abdullah Al Mamun, Sonali Bank Limited AGM Saiful Hasan, GM Mir Mohidur Rahman, GM Noni Gopal Nath, AGM Md Kamrul Hossain Khan, DMD Md Mainul Haque and former MD Md Humayun Kabir. The court also sentenced another convict Sheikh Altaf Hossain to eight-year imprisonment.

Judge Iqbal Hossain of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 pronounced the judgment in presence of the four convicts- Md Mainul Haque, Sheikh Altaf Hossain, Mir Mohidur Rahman and Md Kamrul Hossain Khan.