A Dhaka court today (June 5) sentenced former mayor of Dhamrai municipality Dewan Nazim Uddin to four-year imprisonment for amassing wealth illegally and hiding information about the assets.

Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman of Dhaka Special Judge Court-9 delivered the verdict in presence of the convict.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) counsel Rezaul Karim Reza said the court also fined him Tk 29.18 lakh under section 27 (1) of the ACC Act. The court also fined him Tk one lakh more under section 26 (2) of the same act.

ACC filed the case against the former mayor on January 23, 2019, and submitted the charge sheet in the case on August 23, 2020.

BDST: 1638 HRS, June 5 2022
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