SYLHET, Feb 14, 2025 (BSS) - The court on Thursday sentenced four persons to 
different terms and fined Taka 87.80 crore in a case filed by the Anti-
Corruption Commission (ACC) in Sylhet under the Prevention of Money 
Laundering Act. 

The convicts in the case are-- Bangladeshi-origin British citizen Misbah 
Uddin alias Robin Chowdhury, his wife Shahida Begum Shanti, Abdul Khalek 
alias Makhon Uddin of Chhota Desh area of Beanibazar upazila and Ripon Siraj, 
brother-in-law of Misbah Uddin.

Judge of Sylhet Divisional Special Judge's Court Md Shahadat Hossain Pramanik 
announced the verdict in this regard, ACC Court Inspector Md Zahidul Islam 
told BSS today.

At the same time, the court sentenced them to different terms, he added.

Of the convicts, Misbah Uddin has been sentenced to eight years of rigorous 
imprisonment while his wife Shahida, brother-in-law Ripon and Abdul Khalek 
have been awarded four years of rigorous imprisonment each, he said.

According to court sources, a letter sent by the UK Home Office in 2012 
raised several allegations of corruption against Misbah Uddin.

Based on the allegation, the Financial Intelligence Unit of Bangladesh Bank 
decided to investigate the matter and later found the truth behind it.

Investigation revealed that Misbah Uddin brought huge money obtained through 
mortgage loan fraud into the country through multiple bank branches and 
transferred it to various bank branches in his own name, the name of his wife 
Shahida Begum Shanti and father Abdur Rahim.

Later, he transferred the money to various banks in the names of various 
individuals, FDR, investment, SOD borrowing, share purchase, flat purchase 
and investment in the stock market which resulted in a crime under the Money 
Laundering Act.

Subsequently, ACC filed a case in this regard in 2016.