Bangladesh: Khaleda Zia's son sentenced to 7 years for money laundering

Dhaka: The eldest son of Bangladesh's opposition leader and former premier Khaleda Zia was on Thursday sentenced to seven years in prison for laundering nearly USD 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.