Giasuddin Al Mamun jailed for money laundering

Dhaka: A Dhaka court on Wednesday sentenced businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun to seven-year imprisonment in a money laundering case.
Judge Abu Syed Diljar Hossain of Special Judge Court-3 also fined him Tk 12 crore in the case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), reports the UNB.
ACC filed the case with Cantonment Police Station on September 22, 2011. The businessman was accused of laundering Tk 6.157 crore between 2003 and 2006.
Mamun is a close friend of BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman.