Ex-RAJUK chief Iqbal gets 14yrs in jail

A Dhaka court has sentenced eight people, including former RAJUK chairman Iqbal Uddin Chowdhury, to 14 years in prison on two separate charges over irregularities and corruption in plot allocation.

Judge Md Abdus Salam of the Dhaka Special Judge Court delivered the verdict on Tuesday.

Anti-Corruption Commission Prosecutor Khandaker Shamim Hossain confirmed the sentence.

The others convicted are -- former RAJUK member (development) SD Fayez, former member (planning) AKM Wahedul Islam, former member (finance) SM Zafar Ullah, former member (administration and land) HM Zahurul Haque, former member (estate) Rezaul Karim Tarafdar and plot allottees Shawkat Aziz and Ashfaq Aziz.

ACC Prosecutor Shamim Hossain said, “The eight accused have been sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Tk 1 million for criminal misconduct. They have been given another year of rigorous imprisonment in default of payment of the fine.

“In addition, they have been sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Tk 1 million for criminal breach of trust. In default of payment of the fine, they will have to serve another year in jail.”

Shamim said that the two sentences will run concurrently, which means the convicts will only have to serve seven years in prison.�"bdnews24